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Why is the pulmonary circulation reduced in the human fetus?
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Why is the pulmonary circulation reduced in the human fetus?

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As there's no air in the lungs, and oxygen in the blood comes from the mother, the fetus has no need to transport blood to and from the lungs until it's born.
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