( ( The placenta ) ( ( is ( ( the ( in-utero connection ) ) ( between ( ( ( the mother ) and ) ( the fetus ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (DT The) (NN placenta)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ in-utero) (NN connection)) (PP (IN between) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN mother)) (CC and) (NP (DT the) (NN fetus)))))) (. .)))
The placenta is the in-utero connection between the mother and the fetus.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (DT A) (NN connection)) (PP (TO to) (NP (DT the) (NN placenta)))) (VP (VBZ is) (VP (VBN required) (PP (IN for) (NP (DT a) (JJ newborn) (NN baby))) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB begin) (NP (NN breathing))))))) (. .)))