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These nutrients reduce the risk of certain conditions present at birth, help fetal development, and prevent deficiencies that can affect the pregnant person.
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Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 10 Jan. 2025
Women who are pregnant or considering becoming pregnant should get at least 400 micrograms per day, as the vitamin aids fetal development, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
The findings were startling: on average, more than three-quarters of the tissue in infected placentas had been damaged, cutting off oxygen and nutrients essential for fetal survival.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024
Amniotic fluid helps cushion the baby and is something the baby actually continually replenishes in a process that is similar to urination, explains Dr. Grace Johnson, a maternal fetal medicine doctor at Texas Children's Hospital in Austin.
—Nicole Villalpando, USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2024
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Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 10 Jan. 2025
Women who are pregnant or considering becoming pregnant should get at least 400 micrograms per day, as the vitamin aids fetal development, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
The findings were startling: on average, more than three-quarters of the tissue in infected placentas had been damaged, cutting off oxygen and nutrients essential for fetal survival.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024
Amniotic fluid helps cushion the baby and is something the baby actually continually replenishes in a process that is similar to urination, explains Dr. Grace Johnson, a maternal fetal medicine doctor at Texas Children's Hospital in Austin.
—Nicole Villalpando, USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2024
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“Fetal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fetal. Accessed 20 Jan. 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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