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Fetal Risk Fluorouracil
In 1973, Jones and Smith coined the term "
Alcohol has been found to be acutely toxic to the developing fetus.
Evidence suggests that the morphologic and functional deficits observed in children with fetal alcohol syndrome are related to two concepts - the timing of the toxic event ("critical period") and the peak alcohol concentrations ("critical dosage"). Alcohol itself is...
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Fetal alcohol syndrome
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Fetal alcohol syndrome refers to growth, mental, and physical problems that may occur in a baby when a mother drinks alcohol during... Read more »
Fetal transfusion syndrome
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Twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) is a rare condition that occurs only in identical twins while they are in the womb.Alternative NamesTTTS;... Read more »
Fetal blood testing
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Fetal heart monitoring
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Fetal heart monitoring lets the health care provider monitor the baby's heartbeat in the uterus, including during labor. The procedure can be done... Read more »
Fetal-maternal erythrocyte distribution
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The fetal-maternal erythrocyte distribution test is used to measure the number of the unborn baby's red blood cells in a pregnant woman's blood. ... Read more »
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