Description
Hormones
Disfunction
Tuck In
Interesting Info
100
Facing baby: gray
Facing uterine wall: dark red
What are the colors of the placenta?
100
What are the hormones produced by the placenta?
100
The placenta isn't providing enough nutrients or oxygen to the baby. It is a potential cause for: preeclampsia, stillbirth, fetal death, and preterm labor
What is placental insufficiency?
100
Cooked, dehydrated to put into pills, smoothies, and extracts
Most common ways of ingesting the placenta
100
Drugs, alcohol, oxygen, nutrients, and immunities
What is transferred to the baby during pregnancy?
200
Mostly blood vessels with villi structures.
What is the placenta made of?
200
Provides oxygen, nutrients, growth hormones, immunity, protection, and removes waste.
What are the main functions of the placenta?
200
Some of the placenta stays inside the uterus after pregnancy.
What is retained placenta?
200
The placenta contains many proteins and minerals that some mothers believe are beneficial to their health
Why do people eat the placenta?
200
Thrown away or put into a stem cell bank.
What happens to the placenta after birth?
300
The placenta attaches to the baby through this structure.
What is the umbilical cord?
300
Low blood flow to the placenta
What is placental hypofusion?
300
The placenta covers all or part of the cervix; this condition is sometimes called a low-lying placenta.
What is placenta previa?
300
Bacteria may still be present in the placenta.
What is a potential risk in consuming a placenta?
300
More frequent ultrasounds, preterm birth, induced labor, and cesarean delivery
What are the treatments for placental insufficiency?
400
Disc like. Can be 25 cm at birth and weigh around 16 ounces.
What is the size and shape of the placenta?
400
The over or under regulation of this hormone by the placenta can lead to blood sugar issues for the mother.
What is insulin?
400
A high blood pressure disorder occurs due to underdeveloped or insufficient blood vessels in the placenta.
What is preeclampsia?
400
This famous family is known for eating the placenta after giving birth.
Who are the Kardashians?
400
Shortly after the baby is born, also known as the 3rd stage of pregnancy
When is the placenta delivered?
500
It can form anywhere on the uterus. Common positions are posterior, anterior, fundal, and lateral.
What is the location of the placenta?
500
The high amount of terminal villi with extensive syncytial knotting.
What is Placental villous hypermaturation (PVH) ?
500
Pre-eclampsia, cigarette, alcohol, and drug use, high age of mother.
What are the most common risk factors for placental dysfunction?
500
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What is the amount of proven benefits of eating placenta?
500
The placenta contains nutrient rich stem cells that aid in the treatment of diseases.
Why do people donate their placenta to stem cell banks?