Increasing the placental transfusion for preterm infants.
Edward F. Bell, MD, is from the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa; e-mail: edward-bell@uiowa.edu.
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D036861:Delivery, Obstetric / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005312:Fetal Blood; D006801:Humans; D007234:Infant, Premature / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D021041:Placental Circulation; D011247:Pregnancy
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