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  2. Fetal circulation - Wikipedia

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    Blood will be oxygenated in the lungs and return to the left heart, which will pump oxygen-rich blood out through the aorta to supply the rest of the body via the systemic circulation. In certain cases, the transition from fetal to postnatal circulation may not occur as described above due to complications leading to persistently high pulmonary ...

  3. Perinatal asphyxia - Wikipedia

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    It has been demonstrated that high concentrations of oxygen lead to generation of oxygen free radicals, which have a role in reperfusion injury after asphyxia. [4] Research by Ola Didrik Saugstad and others led to new international guidelines on newborn resuscitation in 2010, recommending the use of normal air instead of 100% oxygen. [5] [6]

  4. Neonatal intensive care unit - Wikipedia

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    Oxygen hood: This is a clear box that fits over the baby's head and supplies oxygen. This is used for babies who can still breathe but need some respiratory support. Ventilator: This is a breathing machine that delivers air to the lungs. Babies who are severely ill will receive this intervention.

  5. Fetal hemoglobin - Wikipedia

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    Fetal hemoglobin, or foetal haemoglobin (also hemoglobin F, HbF, or α 2 γ 2) is the main oxygen carrier protein in the human fetus.Hemoglobin F is found in fetal red blood cells, and is involved in transporting oxygen from the mother's bloodstream to organs and tissues in the fetus.

  6. Intrauterine hypoxia - Wikipedia

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    Intrauterine hypoxia can be attributed to maternal, placental, or fetal conditions. [12] Kingdom and Kaufmann classifies three categories for the origin of fetal hypoxia: 1) pre-placental (both mother and fetus are hypoxic), 2) utero-placental (mother is normal but placenta and fetus is hypoxic), 3) post-placental (only fetus is hypoxic).

  7. Thanks to GINA, Employers Can No Longer Use Your DNA Against You

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    What this means is that your genetic information is safe from use by your. GINA -- the employment provisions (Title II) of the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act -- is now final, reports ...

  8. Hypothermia therapy for neonatal encephalopathy - Wikipedia

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    Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy has many causes and is defined essentially as the reduction in the supply of blood or oxygen to a baby's brain before, during, or even after birth. It is a major cause of death and disability, occurring in approximately 2–3 per 1000 births and causing around 20% of all cases of cerebral palsy. A 2013 Cochrane ...

  9. Fact-check: Did Supreme Court Justices say U.S. needs ... - AOL

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    Posts misattribute quote about the US needing a ‘domestic supply of infants’ to Alito, Barrett Fact-check: Did Supreme Court Justices say U.S. needs 'domestic supply of infants'? Skip to main ...