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TIL: "A Baby NEVER Breathes Inside A Womb" until it's Out. Inside the womb, baby gets oxygen from the mother through the placenta and umbilical cord. blood carries oxygen and other nutrients and returns waste back to the mother to be eliminated without the need for the baby to breathe air.

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