Modeling steady state thermoregulation of near-term human fetus
Alyssa Payne, Ankit Joshi, Shri H. Viswanathan, Savan P. Shah, Daibo Zhang, Stéphanie E. Lindsey, Konrad Rykaczewski
The paper develops two models to estimate internal temperatures in a near-term fetus, showing they align with measured temperatures and demonstrate how changes in umbilical cord heat exchange affect fetal temperatures.
bioRxiv · Aug 21, 2026 · PreprintBiophysics