Placenta

What is Placenta Encapsulation? Placenta encapsulation is the practice of ingesting the placenta after it has been dehydrated, ground, and placed into capsules. Placentophagia is the process of a new mother consuming her placenta postpartum by either eating the placenta raw, cooked, in capsule form or drinking the juices from the placenta once it is cooked. Lullaby Birth has completed training with International Placenta & Postpartum Association, OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens & Infection Control, and

Placenta is an organ found in all pregnant women, which forms inside the mother’s uterus and is connected to the fetus in order for it to receive nutrients and be able to develop healthier. After giving birth and ejecting the placenta, mothers choose whether to intake the placenta as a form to recover from childbirth. The placenta is usually made into pills or is eaten raw but is mixed with other foods, such as tacos, kabobs, and smoothies. The intake of placenta has also sparked controversy to

The umbilical cord is an essential lifeline between the mother and fetus. The cord contains two arteries and a vein, is connected to the placenta and provides oxygen and nutrient-rich blood to the fetus in-utero. Though parents are informed during discharge on how to perform dry care for the umbilical cord until it falls off approximately within one to two weeks, care for the cord begins in the hospital setting following the delivery. The main implication for umbilical cord care is to prevent infectious

suggesting that the accumulation of fat molecules in the placenta restricted the blood to flow through. Moreover, Insufficient oxygen and nutrients from the placental can interfere with the growth of the fetus. The immunohistochemistry, confirmed no TLR4 staining in the chorionic villous stroma in control placentas. Conversely, there were increased levels of TLR4 staining in chorionic villous stroma and syncytiotrophoblast in HFD placentas. (1) The TLR4 is a protein pathway responsible for activating

sac, amnion, chorion and allantois), which help to protect and nourishment the embryo. The placenta begins to develop (from embryos chorion and a part of mother’s endometrium). It will transfer nutrients and oxygen from the mother to the baby, and waste products from the baby back to the maternal system, it will produce and secrete hormones, and will be in charge of the immunological barrier. The placenta is connected to the foetus by the umbilical cord. Backbone, vertebral, the central nervous system

At the moment of birth the placenta (previously responsible for mediation in the respiratory, circulatory and hepatic functions between mother and a developing baby) is removed from the circulation and the neonates body must make several adjustments to undertake the respiratory and hepatic system roles as well as direct blood into its lungs to oxygenate it. The foetal lungs are relatively well developed around two months before birth. However, they are collapsed or partially filled with amniotic

gestation whereas gender showed minimal effect on growth. Introduction Fetal development during pregnancy is predominantly related to the placenta and its function in fetal-maternal exchange (Ishikawa et al. 2006). Alterations in the interactions between the fetus and maternal uterine environment thus permit for the modification in fetal growth. In addition, the placenta also acts as an endocrine organ that produces hormones necessary for the establishment and maintenance of pregnancy as well as fetal

congenital brain malformations and placental abnormalities highlighting the need to uncover the mechanism of maternal-fetal (or vertical) transmission. The most likely route of ZIKV vertical transmission is via the placenta. The earliest events of ZIKV transmission in the uterine lining of the placenta, known as the maternal decidua, have remained largely unexplored. Here, we propose to use a human decidua ex vivo model system to replicate these early infection events between historical and contemporary isolates

The placenta is an organ that connects the developing fetus to the uterine wall and allows nutrient uptake (Carter 2012). Placental functions differ in different types of mammals (Castelvecchi 2009). For example, the placenta found in a human provides more extensive support to its offspring because of the amount of time the fetus must remain in the womb to completely develop. The placenta provides oxygen and nutrients to the growing fetus and is

The placenta separates itself from the wall of the uterus and is delivered after the birth of the baby. In placenta abruption however, the placenta detaches from the wall of the uterus before or during the birth of the baby (Oyelese and Cande, 2006). Placenta abruption causes 33% of antepartum haemorrhage in pregnant women (Raynor et al, 2012). It is a major obstetric emergency occurring in around one in a hundred pregnancies and it requires urgent medical attention (Hanretty, 2010). Placenta abruption