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Placental insufficiency or dysfunction could be responsible for insufficient oxygenation during fetal life or at birth. Poor blood flow at the level of the placenta or poor perfusion may result in anoxia (lack of oxygenation) or ischemia (poor flow) or both, causing CO2 retention and, if prolonged, metabolic acidosis.
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Lacoius-Petruccelli, A. (1987). Placental Insufficiency or Dysfunction. In: Perinatal Asphyxia. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1807-1_12
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