Functions of the placenta

IF 0.2 Q4 ANESTHESIOLOGY

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine Pub Date : 2025-04-01 DOI:10.1016/j.mpaic.2025.01.017

W Ross Macnab

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Abstract

The placenta is an organ that connects a developing fetus to the uterine wall for the exchange of nutrients, antibodies and hormones between mother and fetus. The development of the placenta is essential for the removal of waste products, for fetal growth, development and the maintenance of a healthy pregnancy and it is an important endocrine organ.

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