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If we can breathe in fluid in the womb why can't we breathe underwater?

Asked by MakeItSo1701 (13680points) 2 hours ago

What happens between being in the womb and being born that takes away our ability to breathe in liquid

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ragingloli's avatar

You do not breathe in the womb. everything is supplied via the the umbilical cord.

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MakeItSo1701's avatar

They inhale small amounts of it. The video said it is fetal respiration. It is just not all the time. “breathing” is the wrong word.

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Blackwater_Park's avatar

We don’t have gills. Babies have oxygenated blood because their mother’s blood is shared.

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RedDeerGuy1's avatar

In the movie “the Abyss” (1989) is where a rat breathes in a fluid. Is based on reality.

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