Panel B depicts transplacental transfer of maternal IgG to the fetus. In humans, the maternal and fetal circulation are separated by a polarized layer of epithelium (the syncytiotrophoblast).

The cytokines circulating in the maternal blood reach the syncytiotrophoblasts, specialized epithelial cells that form the outermost layer of the placenta, a barrier that separates maternal and fetal ...

Abstract: High-risk infants in the neonatal intensive care unit often encounter the problems with hemodynamic instability, and the poor blood circulation may cause shock or other sequelae. But the ...

[12] Microthrombi, as well as septic emboli, can be distributed throughout the circulation, with a potential for inducing ischemic injury and organ damage. As fibrinolysis begins, excessive ...

PPHN is also known as persistent pulmonary hypertension in the newborn and persistent fetal circulation syndrome. While in the womb, a baby receives oxygen from its mother and the placenta.

Immediate transition from fetal to extrauterine life causes complex physiological processes affecting all vital organ systems including the cardio-circulatory system. In the fetus, pulmonary vascular ...

A newborn’s respiratory rate should always ... PPHN occurs when the baby’s circulatory system continues functioning as it did in the womb after birth and directs too much blood away from ...

Researchers tested the new technique with ultrasound scans on women between the 26th and 32nd weeks of pregnancy and diagnosed those with circulatory problems in the maternal or fetal part of the ...