Sentences with phrase «foetal blood»

Times when foetal blood may cross into the mother†™ s blood stream include:

Foetal blood can cross into the mother†™ s blood stream without the mother being aware of it.

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-- The symptoms result from an excess of the growth factor PDGF, which prevents the temporary blood vessels of the foetal stage from disappearing, which in turn prevents normal development of blood vessels in the retina, says Karin Forsberg Nilsson, professor at the Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology at the Rudbeck Laboratory, who directed the study.

During the foetal period, temporary blood vessels, so - called hyaloid vessels, play an important role for the development of the eye.

If the regression of the temporary blood vessels does not take place, defects arise in the eye, leading to the uncommon but severe disease persistent foetal vasculature syndrome, PFVS.

The presence of elevated anti-cardiolipin antibodies is significantly associated with clots within the heart or blood vessels, in poor blood clotting, haemorrhage, bleeding into the skin, foetal loss and neurological conditions.

The ductus arteriosus is normal foetal structure that shunts blood from pulmonary artery to aorta 2.

Leading obstetricians are calling on Australian health authorities to subsidise fetal DNA blood testing, which they say is a less invasive and more accurate method for testing foetal conditions including Down syndrome, the ABC reported.