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Why must fetal hemoglobine have a P50 for oxygen intermediate b/w maternal hemoglobin and fetal myoglobin?

April 26, 2017Fetal Intermediate Mathematics Medicine oxygen p50

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Why must fetal hemoglobine have a P50 for oxygen intermediate b/w maternal hemoglobin and fetal myoglobin?

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It must steal oxygen from maternal hemoglobin, and give it to fetal myoglobin. Thus, it must have greater oxygen affinity than maternal hemoglobin, but less oxygen affinity than fetal myoglobin.