Fetal Nutrition: How the Placenta and Umbilical Cord Nourish Your Baby

A developing fetus receives nourishment from its mother through the placenta. The placenta is an organ that grows inside the uterus during pregnancy and connects the mother's bloodstream to the fetus's bloodstream. The placenta allows oxygen and nutrients from the mother's blood to pass to the fetus, and it also removes waste products from the fetus's blood. The fetus receives oxygen and nutrients through the umbilical cord, which connects the placenta to the fetus's abdomen.