What is the consequense if any thet a fetus may experience if its ductus arteriosus leaned to the right?
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Because a fetus's lungs are not strong enough to take in oxygen and expell carbon dioxide, it requires its mother to do that through the umbilical cord. In an adult heart, pulmonary veins and arteries go to the lungs and back to get Oxygen and to release Carbon Dioxide. Since the lungs don't function in the fetus, those vessels are bypassed by the Ductus Arteriosis. In an Adult heart, the blood leaves one side of the chamber and goes to the lungs before coming back to the other side of the chamber. The Ductus allows the blood to move from one side of the chamber to the other without having to go to the lungs. I don't exactly know how to go any further answering your question since I don't know how the Ductus would lean to the right. But if the Ductus became compromised in any way then deoxygenated blood could not be able to mix with oxygen rich blood on the other side and therefore the entire circulatory system in the fetus would be compromised as well.
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Normally to the right
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It was told  to me that laying on your left side increases oxygen to the baby by my OBGYN.  I don't know the scientific aspects of this, but during the last part of my pregnancy, laying on my back was just too uncomfortable because of the pressure it but on my back.  You should do what is the most comfortable at the time, just don't lay on your tummy :)
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Your due date may be July 29, but it may not be right on the nose.  If this is your first then chances are it will be late.  The pain is very intense, one of the worst I have ever endured.  They do have medication now that will help you, but still expect intense pain before they give it to you.  While it is true that once you see your baby the pain  is worth it, but you will never ever forget.
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The post is above is correct but backwards, the left side of the heart pumps to the whole body and is thicker around the ages. The right side pumps to the lungs. You always refer to the sides of the heart in reference to the patient's view.
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Er, could you please clarify first.  And no heartbeat could be caused by many things, and therefore there are many terms used.  Obviously if the fetus is stillborn, theren't not gonna notice any other deffects right away but they sometimes do autopsies to find the cause.
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the ventricles, right and left
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That is perfectly normal.   Check out this link  http://www.med.upenn.edu/fetus/gestage.html
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I suspect that he means a retroverted uterus, meaning that the uterus tends to hang down rather than tilting forward. This is very, very common, and has little clinical import in pregnancy. You can read more about it here\nhttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001506.htm
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The right side of the heart is for pulmonary circulation. this is to take blood from the tissues rich in co2 and lower in Oxygen and circulate it thru the lungs. In the lungs the co2 is dumped off and a fresh load of oxygen is picked up by the hemoglobin in the red blood cell. The left side of the heart now gets this fresh blood and the left ventricle pumps blood thru the body but not the lungs. the right ventricle pumps blood thru the lungs.
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Almost NIL.\n\nPVL occurs most commonly in premature infants born at less than 32 weeks' gestation and less than 1500 g birth weight. Most infants have a history of cardiorespiratory problems, such as respiratory distress syndrome or pneumonia, in association with hypotension or patent ductus arteriosus.
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yes it can... ASD is a conginital defect in the heart which can close as the baby grow... no need to worry :)
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The Dorsal Aortæ.—In front of the third aortic arches the dorsal aortæ persist and form the continuations of the internal carotid arteries; these arteries pass to the brain and each divides into an anterior and a posterior branch, the former giving off the ophthalmic and the anterior and middle cerebral arteries, while the latter turns back and joins the cerebral part of the vertebral artery. Behind the third arch the right dorsal aorta disappears as far as the point where the two dorsal aortæ fuse to form the descending aorta. The part of the left dorsal aorta between the third and fourth arches disappears, while the remainder persists to form the descending part of the arch of the aorta. A constriction, the aortic isthmus, is sometimes seen in the aorta between the origin of the left subclavian and the attachment of the ductus arteriosus
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The ductus arteriosus connects the pulmonary artery with the aorta.  The ductus arteriosus causes blood to bypass the uninflated lungs in an infant.  Once in the aorta, blood flow is basically the same as in extrauterine life.
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Yep, if you stand on your head. . .LOL.\n\nSeriously though, anything is possible.  I suppose it would be considered a birth defect, though.
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u prob are getting close be cause once u get a lot of back pain,bad pressure, and diahrea that means ur baby is pushin toward the vagina and and really the baby decideds when it wants 2 come out its counfusing but it dose so yea u prob close
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Yeah but not too hard. the foetus will be tiny so won't be affected. just be careful.