fetus

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Included in the slideshow they posted Thursday is what appears to be a sonogram image of a fetus in a womb, throwing a “rock on” hand signal.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Although prior immunity usually protects the fetus, routine screening is not available in some countries, highlighting the challenges of managing an infection that is widespread but often symptom-free.

From Science Daily • Jan. 27, 2026

Conversely, maternal cells circulating in the pregnant mother’s bloodstream commonly slip through into the fetus and get incorporated into its body.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 4, 2025

At her 10-week appointment, she learned that her child had triploidy, a genetic condition where a fetus has three sets of chromosomes instead of two, and would miscarry late-term or die at birth.

From Salon • Oct. 3, 2025

Hemoglobin has multiple variants, including some that are specific to the fetus.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee