Ep180: The Amazing Placenta

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The placenta is an incredible organ (that’s right, it’s an organ!). Developing soon after conception, it is your baby’s lifeline to your body - literally. Everything the fetus needs is delivered through the umbilical cord which is connected to the placenta.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Nutrients and oxygen are brought in while carbon dioxide and wastes are taken out. Hormones to regulate pregnancy are secreted and your body’s rejection of the fetus is prevented. All of this happens within the placenta. It’s really an amazing part of your body and</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">I know you’re going to love learning all about it including what it does, the most common issues that can occur (placenta abruption, placenta previa, placenta accreta) as well as information about consuming the placenta, and lotus birth (where the placenta is left attached to the baby to fall off naturally). </span></p> <h3><strong>In this Episode, You’ll Learn About:</strong></h3> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-What the placenta is and what it does</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-What happens when there are concerns with the placenta</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-What the most common placental issues are</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-What puts you at higher risk</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-How common it is to have problems with the placenta</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-What makes placenta accreta so dangerous</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-Why some parents choose to consume the placenta</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-What lotus birth is and whether it provides any benefits</span></p> <p>---</p> <p>Full website notes: <a href= "http://episodes/view/drnicolerankins.com/episode180">drnicolerankins.com/episode180</a></p> <p>Check out <a title="The Birth Preparation Course" href= "episodes/view/episodes/view/episodes/view/episodes/view/episodes/view/episodes/view/