Hellfire103@lemmy.ca to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoWorld's oldest baby is born in the United Statesnews.sky.comexternal-linkmessage-square46linkfedilinkarrow-up1191arrow-down19
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minus-squareNeuromancer49@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 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/
minus-squareSterile_Technique@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoHadn’t even considered that - I figured it came down to size constraints or the anatomic changes of the fetus. Crazy. I wonder if that’s something we could influence.
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/
Hadn’t even considered that - I figured it came down to size constraints or the anatomic changes of the fetus.
Crazy. I wonder if that’s something we could influence.