How does a baby 'breathe' while inside its mom?
- Written by Julie Pollock, Associate Professor of Chemistry, University of Richmond
Her deep breath has to get to the baby.electravk/Moment via Getty Images“Mothering” is synonymous with “nurturing,” probably because moms start providing for their kids even before they’re born.
A fetus relies on its mother to provide all the essentials. The placenta is key here; this organ develops in the uterus and...