fetus
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Scientists have shown that this ratio reflects the balance of estrogen and testosterone a fetus is exposed to during the first trimester of pregnancy.
From Science Daily • Feb. 10, 2026
In the interim, it lurks underground in stasis, almost like a fetus in the womb.
From Salon • Nov. 9, 2025
FDA chief Marty Makary explained that acetaminophen is the only approved over-the-counter drug to treat high fevers in pregnancy that can damage a fetus, and that “the choice still belongs with parents.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025
Quadros’s research has found that a specific autoantibody blocks the transport of folate from mother to fetus during pregnancy and when present after birth, the infant’s brain.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 24, 2025
She curled up like a fetus on the floor and surrendered to her pain.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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