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Physiology & Medicine / QotW - 18.07.13 - How does a baby withstand a prolonged headstand in the womb?
« on: 12/07/2013 14:46:17 »
I am approaching the end of my third trimester. The baby has got itself at long last in the right position.
An unborn baby's head lies downwards for the birth, and can remain like that for many, many weeks.
If I hung upside down for weeks, all my blood would be swimming around my brain, and I will be a bit dead. So how come an unborn baby is OK?
How does a baby withstand a prolonged headstand in the womb?
What do you think? Answer in the show next week.
An unborn baby's head lies downwards for the birth, and can remain like that for many, many weeks.
If I hung upside down for weeks, all my blood would be swimming around my brain, and I will be a bit dead. So how come an unborn baby is OK?
How does a baby withstand a prolonged headstand in the womb?
What do you think? Answer in the show next week.