What is the pulmonary surfactant and why is it important

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Critical Thinking Questions -

1. What is the pulmonary surfactant and why is it important to the fetal lungs?

2. What role do hormones and growth factors play in the fetal lung developments?

3. What factors in fetal lung development contribute to the increased respiratory morbidity associated with neonates born at fewer than 28 weeks gestation?

4. At what gestational age does a fetus have adequate lung development to breath if born prematurely?

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