Fetal oxygenation in the last weeks of pregnancy evaluated through the umbilical cord blood gas analysis

• Main Authors: Luca Filippi (Author), Rosa Teresa Scaramuzzo (Author), Francesca Pascarella (Author), Alessandro Pini (Author), Riccardo Morganti (Author), Maurizio Cammalleri (Author), Paola Bagnoli (Author), Massimiliano Ciantelli (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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IntroductionEmbryo and fetus grow and mature over the first trimester of pregnancy in a dynamic hypoxic environment, where placenta development assures an increased oxygen availability. However, it is unclear whether and how oxygenation changes in the later trimesters and, more specifically, in the...