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The baby and the mother share the same blood stream, Whatever drug the mother smoke, snort, swallow, drink or inject gets into her blood, and from there over to the baby.
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What is the meaning of growth of a fetus?
A fetus is another name for an unborn baby, and growth is how it gets bigger.
How does a unborn baby get food?
The fetus is connected to its mother by an umbilical cord. The mother's blood carries nutrients through the umbilical cord to the fetus and carries away wastes from the fetus.
What do you call an unborn horse?
an unborn horse fetus, just like an unborn human fetus.
When a baby is unborn what is it called?
Fetus
What is a name for an unborn baby?
An unborn baby is referred to as a fetus, or foetus.
What rights does a mother have on her unborn infant?
When a woman is pregnant only she can legally decide what happens to her body and the fetus.
Does the nutrition of the mother affect the fetus?
Yes. The fetus can't decide what to eat or drink, it gets everything from the mother. If the mother gets what she needs, then the fetus can get what it needs. If the mother is eating junk, then the fetus is getting junk. If the mother does drugs, some of those are passed on to the fetus as well. Sometimes, babies born by addicted mothers have to go straight to rehab to cure them of their addicitions.
Does the nutrition of the mother affects the fetus?
Yes. The fetus can't decide what to eat or drink, it gets everything from the mother. If the mother gets what she needs, then the fetus can get what it needs. If the mother is eating junk, then the fetus is getting junk. If the mother does drugs, some of those are passed on to the fetus as well. Sometimes, babies born by addicted mothers have to go straight to rehab to cure them of their addicitions.
Can antibody in an unborn child harm the mother?
Immune system in a fetus is not well developed. And as such it is less likely and very less harmful for the mother to have damage from antibody from the fetus. Never the less this is possible.
Is folic acid found in a higher concentration in fetus than mother?
A fetus gets all of it's nutrition from their mother. The mother has all of the nutrients and passes them along to the fetus.
How a fetus gets its food?
Through the umbilical cord, attached to the mother. the fetus eats what the mother eats... pretty much.
What is unborn infant?
Fetus
