Prenatal Health Flashcards by Charli Maddison Baker | Brainscape

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Role of the placenta

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The placenta is an organ that forms when the mother becomes pregnant. It supplies the baby with oxygen and nutrients via the umbilical cord and also removes carbon dioxide and waste.
In addition to this the placenta also produces several hormones

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Apgar scale

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The apgar scale

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Germinal stage

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Features

Timing

Risks

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Embryonic stage

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Features

Timing

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Foetal stage

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Features

Timing

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Conception

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Conception is the initial formation of the zygote.

It is when the egg and sperm first meet

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