Substances transmitted from the mother to the fetus

Explain the main substances transmitted from the mother to the fetus via the placenta and from the fetus to mother?

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From the mother to the fetus the main transmitted substances via the placenta are water, nutrients, oxygen, and antibodies. From the fetus to the mother, metabolic wastes comprising urea (that is, nitrogen waste), and carbon dioxide are transmitted.   

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