Sentences with phrase «placental blood flow»

Longitudinal studies are needed to test the specific mechanisms that may explain these associations, such as prenatal health behaviours (smoking, alcohol, drug use, poor weight gain), constricted uterine placental blood flow, fetal neurobehavioural profile (e.g., heart rate), and obstetrical outcomes (e.g., low birth weight).

Whereas in dogs, prenatal infection (infection prior to birth) may be a significant problem (puppies may become infected by the placental blood flow and then later through the mother's milk), prenatal infection has not been demonstrated to occur in kittens.

The pregnancy pillow, called the «Cozy Bump,» allows a woman to sleep on her stomach while helping to relieve uterine compression and assist in fetal - placental blood flow.

Similarly, in another study, Nakai et al. (1998) proposed that prone position during pregnancy may offer complete relief of uterine compression on large maternal vessels, improving feto - placental blood flow.

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When less blood flows to the uterus, it can cause problems for a baby, such as poor growth, too little amniotic fluid, and placental abruption (when the placenta separates from the uterine wall before delivery).

«Advanced MRI can detect placental perfusion abnormalities in pregnancies complicated by fetal CHD: Powerful MRI technique shows blood flow complications before placenta damage is consolidated.»

The study authors write that placental arteries are dynamic during pregnancy, remodeling themselves to accommodate increased blood flow as fetuses undergo explosive growth spurts in later stages of pregnancy.

The mechanism mediating this may be secondary to the increased NO bioavailbility enhancing placental perfusion, as we have previously also reported that maternal treatment with antioxidants can enhance umbilical blood flow and fetal growth via NO - dependent mechanisms [59], [60].