If you INCREASED the pH of the maternal blood in the placenta(perhaps changing it from 7.1 to 7.4), you would
a. Decrease the affinity of fetal hemoglobin for oxygen
b. Create an environment in which there is too much oxygenavailable to the placenta
c. Cause a premature closing of the ductus arteriosus
d. Impair the transfer of oxygen from maternal blood to fetalblood
If you INCREASED the pH of the maternal blood in the placenta (perhaps changing it from 7.1 to 7.4), you would a. Decrea
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