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Placental Insufficiency
Alternate Names : Placental Dysfunction
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Anatomy of a Normal Placenta
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The placenta provides the fetus with oxygen and nutrients and takes away waste such as carbon dioxide via the umbilical cord.
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Placenta
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In the placenta, nutrients, wastes, and gases are exchanged between the mother's blood and the baby's blood.
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Review Date : 1/27/2002
Reviewed By : Dominic Marchiano, M.D., Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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