TEST FOR FETAL DISTRESS Flashcards by Armani Yulong | Brainscape

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When these antibodies present in the maternal circulation cross the placenta into the fetal circulation and bind to the antigen on the fetal cells, the cells are destroyed

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Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn

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Increased levels of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) in both the maternal circulation and the amniotic fluid can be indicative of fetal neural tube defects, such as anencephaly and spina bifida

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Neural Tube Defects

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major protein produced by the fetal liver during early gestation

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AFP

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found in the maternal serum due to the combined fetal

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AFP

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