Human Biology (MindTap Course List)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9781305112100
Author: Cecie Starr, Beverly McMillan
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 17, Problem 9SQ
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Introduction: The process of physical expulsion of the fetus and placenta from the uterus is called labor or parturition. After expulsion, the fetus is known as neonate or newborn. To adjust with the life outside the uterus, a variety of cardiovascular and respiratory changes occur in the neonate quickly after the birth.
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