
25/09/2025
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✨ What is placenta?
The placenta is an organ that develops in the uterus during pregnancy. The growth of your baby depends on the quality and effectiveness of your placenta, so it has a huge role to play in pregnancy.
✨ Nutrient Delivery
The placenta delivers essential nutrients like oxygen, glucose, vitamins, and minerals from your bloodstream to your baby.
✨ Waste Removal
It also works in reverse—removing carbon dioxide and other waste products from your baby’s blood and sending them back to your body to dispose of.
✨ Hormone Production
The placenta produces vital pregnancy hormones like hCG, progesterone, and estrogen, which help sustain the pregnancy and support fetal development.
✨ Immune Protection
It acts as a barrier to many infections and passes along antibodies, giving your baby early protection before birth.
✨ Oxygen Supply
Since your baby doesn’t breathe air yet, the placenta handles oxygen exchange—bringing in oxygen and sending out carbon dioxide.
✨ Blood Circulation
The placenta connects to your baby via the umbilical cord, creating a two-way highway for nutrients, waste, and oxygen.
✨ From the moment of implantation to birth, the placenta does it all. It’s truly one of the most powerful and fascinating parts of pregnancy!