A 25-year-old pregnant woman at 31 weeks gestation has a blood sample drawn for measurement of human placental lactogen (HPL). The result is 3.6 µg/ml. This could indicate

A) a properly functioning fetal liver
B) a normal result
C) a neural tube defect
D) fetal compromise


D

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