A computational fluid dynamics modelling of maternal-fetal heat exchange and blood flow in the umbilical cord.

Human fetal thermoregulation, maternal-fetal heat exchange, and the role of the umbilical cord in these processes are not well understood. Ethical and technical limitations have restricted current knowledge to animal studies, that do not reflect human morphology. Here, we present the first 3-dimensi...

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Main Authors: Dorothea Kasiteropoulou, Anastasia Topalidou, Soo Downe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0231997