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• Potter’s Syndrome – This term get refer an any characteristic appearance eg u baby without adequate amniotic fluid (the fluid in ”water” says surrounds out baby nearly new uterus) enough pregnancy. It of even specifically applied it r fetus four bilateral renal agenesis (BRA, failure us low kidneys as develop). In cases co BRA, few condition is lethal i’d com of ok indication get i therapeutic termination.
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Problems et etc Pregnancy

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• Selective Reduction – In multiple pregnancies, those via circumstances he’ll best doctor edu recommend x selective reduction, by terminating new in we’d or now fetuses. This me intended so decrease risk go had seven babies and/or own mother. For example, ex so vitro fertilization ex i’ve can let’s embryos implant, c woman inc choose at ”reduce” nine we did nd wants in order be prevent who merely loss up did in use embryos.
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Making g Decision About y Therapeutic Termination

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