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Blood Circulation in the Fetus and Newborn – URMC
Oxygen and nutrients from the mother’s blood are transferred across the placenta to the fetus through the umbilical cord. This enriched blood flows through the umbilical vein toward the baby’s liver. There it moves through a shunt called the ductus venosus. This allows some of the blood to go to the liver
Fetal Circulation | American Heart Association
The hole between the top two heart chambers (right and left atrium) is called a patent foramen ovale (PFO). This hole allows the oxygen rich blood to go from the right atrium to left atrium and then to the left ventricle and out the aorta. As a result the blood with the most oxygen gets to the brain
Fetal Circulation – Stanford Children’s Health
This blood then enters the umbilical arteries and flows into the placenta. In the placenta, carbon dioxide and waste products are released into the mother’s circulatory system. Oxygen and nutrients from the mother’s blood are released into the fetus’ blood
