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Obstetric and Gynecological Nursing - The Carter Center

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Figure 10 . <strong>The</strong> fetal circulation (V.Ruth Bennett. Linda k. Brown,1993)<br />

Adaptation to extra Uterine life<br />

At birth the baby takes a breath <strong>and</strong> blood is drawn to the<br />

lungs through the pulmonary arteries. It is then collected <strong>and</strong><br />

returned to the left atrium via the pulmonary veins resulting in<br />

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