04/22/2022
“The placenta is a multifunctional organ acting as baby's lungs to supply oxygen, kidneys to filter out waste, and as gastrointestinal and immune systems by delivering nutrients and antibodies
Fetal cells can transfer to the mother thru the placenta. Fetal cells have been found in the skin, liver, kidney, and bone marrow of pregnant women. They may target and help heal injured areas, and there is evidence that they exist in higher quantities in diseased tissues
It is the only organ that is created and then discarded, solely for each pregnancy
The placenta is what nourishes your baby. It is also responsible for eliminating waste, regulating your baby’s temperature, helping to fight potential infections, and building immunity
By the end of a pregnancy a placenta can weigh up to 2 lbs
When the placenta leaves, the milk starts
The placenta itself isn’t directly responsible for producing breast milk, but it does play a role.
The placenta produces a hormone that suppresses milk production in pregnancy. Once it has separated from the uterine wall, it triggers the production of prolactin.
Prolactin is the hormone responsible for milk production
The placenta is part mama and part dad. When a s***m fertilises the egg, cells begin to multiply to form a blastocyst, which then becomes the placenta and baby. It’s very easy to think of the placenta as one of the mother’s organs, but it’s actually created from both parents
The placenta is known as the tree of life. Ask your doctor or midwife to show you after you deliver yours - the veins on the placenta look tree branches and the umbilical cord looks like the tree trunk”
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