Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3439799 | American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology | 2007 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Due to the growth of the umbilical vein, UmbBF increases over the last weeks of gestation. The ratio UmbBF/FW is reduced in FT. Despite a constant O2 content, the continuous weight-related decrease in UmbBF results in a reduction of the fetal O2 transport capacity per unit that may contribute to an adverse intrauterine environment at the end of gestation, especially in postterm pregnancies.
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Authors
Gerold MD, PhD, Kenneth E. PhD, Uwe MD, PhD,