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I recently had a miscarriage at 18 2 i seen a report of tests done on the placenta and umbilical chord what does it mean when they say umbilical cord ?
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Connects : The umbilical cord attaches the placenta to the babies belly button. This is how the baby gets oxygen.
Answered 10/13/2012
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