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fetal hemoglobin
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fetal hemoglobin [′fēd·əl ′hē·mə‚glō·bən]
(biochemistry)
A normal embryonic hemoglobin having alpha chains identical to those of normal adult human hemoglobin, and gamma chains similar to adult beta chains.


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Because glucose passes through the placenta, the fetal blood also becomes rich in the sugar, causing weight gain.
The reasons for the trace levels of PFOA in fetal blood samples are nonoccupational exposure and the binding of PFOA to maternal blood protein.
Although the EFM group had increased use of continued EFM and of fetal blood sampling, there was no difference between groups in the rates of caesarean delivery, instrumental delivery, or episiotomy.
 
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