What exactly flows through the umbilical cord?

Subject: What exactly flows through the umbilical cord?

Date: Sat Jul 17 22:17:34 1999
Posted by Jamie
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Area of science: General Biology
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What is it that the baby gets through the umbilical cord while 
still in the womb?  Is it blood directly from the mother, or some 
sort of nutrient formula that is fed directly to the stomach?

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