The ductus arteriosus is
normal foetal structure that shunts blood from pulmonary artery to aorta 2.
Not exact matches
* if your baby is showing signs of distress and requires internal monitoring —
foetal scalp monitoring * if your baby is showing signs of distress an ARM will show if there is meconium present (Note: meconium can be a sign of
foetal distress but in many cases occurs in a
normal healthy labour with no adverse affects) * some research has shown it may shorten the second stage of labour in first time mothers
Healthy, term babies of low risk mothers who were alive and well at the start of labour and died due to unnecessary interventions during labour, which means a
normal labour, progressing without delay or signs of
foetal distress and an OB intervened «just because».
post partum haemorrhage, sepsis,
foetal and maternal death are all «natural» though not
normal or desirable.
-- 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.