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Types of twin placentas
There are generally 3 different types of twin placentas during twin pregnancies. The term chorionic references the placenta amount and the term amniotic references the number of amniotic sacs. Dichorionic...
Types of twin placentas
There are generally 3 different types of twin placentas during twin pregnancies. The term chorionic references the placenta amount and the term amniotic references the number of amniotic sacs. Dichorionic...
Potential placenta problems
During pregnancy, possible placental problems include placental abruption, placenta previa and placenta accreta. Placenta Previa: There are 4 stages of placenta previa - Complete, partial, marginal or normal. These terms...
Potential placenta problems
During pregnancy, possible placental problems include placental abruption, placenta previa and placenta accreta. Placenta Previa: There are 4 stages of placenta previa - Complete, partial, marginal or normal. These terms...
Common Pregnancy Ailments
During pregnancy, the mother can become overwhelmed with ailments and symptoms directly caused by the pregnancy and hormones. Some of these ailments are contraindications for immediate placenta consumption. Credit: IPPA...
Common Pregnancy Ailments
During pregnancy, the mother can become overwhelmed with ailments and symptoms directly caused by the pregnancy and hormones. Some of these ailments are contraindications for immediate placenta consumption. Credit: IPPA...
Hormones and the placenta
The placenta produces many hormones, all of them important in pregnancy. They stabilize the mother and baby, and are crucial to their health and well-being. Credit: IPPA Hormones produced by...
Hormones and the placenta
The placenta produces many hormones, all of them important in pregnancy. They stabilize the mother and baby, and are crucial to their health and well-being. Credit: IPPA Hormones produced by...
What is the placenta?
What is the placenta? The word ‘placenta’ comes from the Latin word cake, or disc shaped. Some refer to the placenta as the baby’s first birthday cake. The placenta...
What is the placenta?
What is the placenta? The word ‘placenta’ comes from the Latin word cake, or disc shaped. Some refer to the placenta as the baby’s first birthday cake. The placenta...
Are we cutting the umbilical cord too soon afte...
Even after birth, the placenta continues to pulsate, transfusing blood into the newborn. Now, more and more evidence is being found to show that delaying umbilical cord clamping (between 2...
Are we cutting the umbilical cord too soon afte...
Even after birth, the placenta continues to pulsate, transfusing blood into the newborn. Now, more and more evidence is being found to show that delaying umbilical cord clamping (between 2...