As it turned out, the birth itself was completely uncomplicated but baby needed to transport an hour later due to rare breathing complications (persistence of fetal circulation / PPHN)-- and per the birth plan dh accompanied baby during transport. (attachmentparenting.org)
And Götherström believed that infusing the cells before birth had a better chance of working in part because of differences in fetal circulation: Cells infused into the bloodstream are less likely to get stuck in the lungs and never make it to their destination than they are in a baby. (sciencemag.org)
Baby is changing from fetal circulation to neonatal circulation, initiating respirations, smelling the environment, feeling air for the first time, listening, seeing, and experiencing his or her first impressions of this planet. (thematrona.com)