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The umbilicus, its clinical name, marks the former attachment point of the umbilical cord, the vascular structure that connected you to the placenta during fetal development.
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Carly Dahl, a maternal-fetal medicine specialist at Intermountain Health in Ogden, Utah, testified that since the committee was reestablished in 2023, Idaho no longer considers suicides pregnancy-related, out of step with other states and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 10 June 2026
The standard care would be to empty the womb, even if there is still a fetal heartbeat, due to the high risk of developing a life-threatening infection.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026
Waldorf called the maternal-fetal-medicine team at the University of Arkansas for Medical Science in Little Rock, the state’s only academic health center.
—Kavitha Surana, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Carly Dahl, a maternal-fetal medicine specialist at Intermountain Health in Ogden, Utah, testified that since the committee was reestablished in 2023, Idaho no longer considers suicides pregnancy-related, out of step with other states and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 10 June 2026
The standard care would be to empty the womb, even if there is still a fetal heartbeat, due to the high risk of developing a life-threatening infection.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026
Waldorf called the maternal-fetal-medicine team at the University of Arkansas for Medical Science in Little Rock, the state’s only academic health center.
—Kavitha Surana, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
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“Fetal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fetal. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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fetal
adjective
fe·tal
ˈfēt-ᵊl 
: of, relating to, or being a fetus
Medical Definition
fetal
adjective
fe·tal
variants
or chiefly British foetal
: of, relating to, or being a fetus
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