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Being strapped to a monitor while in labor hinders your freedom of movement, which is essential for comfort, coping with the sensations of labor and encouraging optimal fetal positioning.
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Carson Meyer, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
But directly applying this insight to human pregnancies may have unintended consequences, says Kim Botting, a physiologist at University College London, because reactive oxygen species also play a role in increasing blood flow to the fetal brain when oxygen levels are low.
—Tim Vernimmen, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2025
In 2022, when Smith was around 18-19 weeks pregnant with her second baby, her ultrasound revealed that her baby had several serious fetal anomalies.
—Chantelle Lee, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025
Doctors typically advise that pregnant women take prenatal vitamins to increase their intake of folic acid, iron and calcium, which are important for fetal growth and development.
—Renée Onque,lauren Shamo, CNBC, 7 Mar. 2025
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Carson Meyer, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
But directly applying this insight to human pregnancies may have unintended consequences, says Kim Botting, a physiologist at University College London, because reactive oxygen species also play a role in increasing blood flow to the fetal brain when oxygen levels are low.
—Tim Vernimmen, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2025
In 2022, when Smith was around 18-19 weeks pregnant with her second baby, her ultrasound revealed that her baby had several serious fetal anomalies.
—Chantelle Lee, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025
Doctors typically advise that pregnant women take prenatal vitamins to increase their intake of folic acid, iron and calcium, which are important for fetal growth and development.
—Renée Onque,lauren Shamo, CNBC, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Fetal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fetal. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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fetal
adjective
fe·tal
ˈfēt-ᵊl 
: of, relating to, or being a fetus
Medical Definition
fetal
adjective
fe·tal
variants
or chiefly British foetal
: of, relating to, or being a fetus
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