Hellfire103@lemmy.ca to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 20 days agoWorld's oldest baby is born in the United Statesnews.sky.comexternal-linkmessage-square41fedilinkarrow-up163arrow-down16
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minus-squareNeuromancer49@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·20 days agoThe limiting factor in utero is the health of the placenta. Past a certain point, the organ no longer functions and the baby does not survive. This is why (at least in the US) inductions are required past a certain point. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9320537/
The limiting factor in utero is the health of the placenta. Past a certain point, the organ no longer functions and the baby does not survive. This is why (at least in the US) inductions are required past a certain point.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9320537/