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Posted Sat, January 29, 2011
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Brachial plexus palsy and fractured clavicles are fetal injuries that often result from difficult vaginal deliveries. These injuries usually result from shoulder dystocia (difficulty delivering the shoulders) in an infant with macrosomia (large gestatio...
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Posted Sat, January 29, 2011
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What are Amniotic Constriction Bands?
Amniotic Constriction Bands are created with the placenta (amnion) is damaged during pregnancy and produces fibrous bands that can entrap the fetus—thereby causing deformities of the face, abdominal or ches...
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What is ABO incompatibility?
ABO incompatibility results when the fetal blood type is different from the mother’s blood type. When the blood types differ, the mother creates antibodies against the fetus’ incompatible blood type. These anti...
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