since we're playing "what ifs" - what if b/c of a congenital
Posted on: October 18, 2021 at 14:29:59 CT
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heart/lung defect, the fetus, prior to separation from the umbilical cord, is placed on an Extra-Corpreal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) circuit which mechanically provides the same function of an umbilical cord and the fetus would not survive without it.
Is it still a fetus until it's liberated from the circuit?