Major Characters. Stanley Yelnats He is the fifteen-year-old main character, the protagonist of the novel. His family has a history of bad luck, and accordingly, Stanley is wrongfully convicted of stealing, and is sent to the detention center, Camp Green Lake.
Term placentas were used as the control group. Exclusion criteria included pregnancies with <32 weeks gestation, diabetes, hypertension, preeclampsia, smoking (consumption >5 cigarettes/day), alcoholism or drug use, twin or multiple pregnancies and genetic diseases in the newborn.
The placenta is formed from some of these rapidly dividing cells. The placenta functions as a life-support system during. pregnancy. Oxygen, nutrients, and hormones from the mother are transferred across the placenta to reach the baby, and. waste products from the baby are transferred to the mother for removal.