Any medical peeps or better still midwives/ex midwives on here

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quick question, are the uterine arteries and the 2 arteries that make up the umbilical cord along with the main vein one and the same ??
many thanks x

 

[marioned]

I don't think they are (not that I've got any medical training!). The umbilical vein carries the oxygenated blood to the baby (as it is going to the heart it is called a vein) and the umbilical arteries carry the deoxygenated blood away from the baby to the placenta. The exchange of gasses occurs through the placenta, which is over a wide area, not by a direct connection to the mother's arteries. Have a look at this diagram File:Gray39.png - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hope this helps! And remember it is only what I think!! I've no medical training!

 

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thanks for that marion, will have a nosey at the link x