A baby does not breathe air inside the womb. Instead, oxygen from the mother’s blood crosses the placenta and reaches the ...

OF all the fœtal systems, the cardiovascular has been the most provocative of theorizing. Its anatomy is linked with such names as Galen, Fallopius, Vesalius, Harvey, Lower, His, Born and Tandler, its ...

Foetuses have evidence of particulate matter from air pollution in their lungs, brains and livers before they are even born, according to a study from the University of Aberdeen and Hasselt University ...

Maternal and foetal blood normally stay in separate circulatory systems during pregnancy, with the placenta allowing oxygen, ...