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XVIII.64 Model of malformed fetus
Author: unknown
Place:Florence
Date:1770-1775
Materials:terracotta
Dimensions:220x280x380 mm
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This terracotta model, commissioned by Giuseppe Galletti, shows a anencephalic fetus in incomplete "buttocks-first" breech presentation. The placenta is in a posterior fundal position. The fetus is at term, but has not developed a skull and lacks a brain and cerebellum. During its intrauterine life, the fetus is vulnerable to developmental anomalies and disorders affecting the entire organism or its appendages. The events are caused by a wide variety of factors, still largely unknown. They can disrupt the normal course of pregnancy and delivery.

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