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🗓️ 23 May 2022
⏱️ 42 minutes
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In this episode of The Mommy Labor Nurse Podcast, we're going to talk all about your placenta and the umbilical cord!
You will learn all about the placenta, potential complications, how it’s expelled, and more!
We’re also going to cover umbilical cords so that you understand what’s normal and what’s not with baby’s cord, too.
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0:00.0 | So, like I said, not supposed to have a vaginal delivery when you have a preview, |
0:05.3 | but there are some things to know about this. So if you get diagnosed with a preview, |
0:10.0 | let's say at week 20 or week 18 when you have your anatomy scan, |
0:14.6 | there is a good chance that your placenta can move, right? Because your uterus gets bigger |
0:19.9 | with your pregnancy and when that happens, your placenta can move alongside, okay? |
0:26.1 | So sometimes it moves in the right direction, it goes up and it grows away from your cervix. |
0:32.1 | Sometimes it moves in the opposite direction and it grows, you know, closer to your cervix and |
0:36.9 | more over your cervix. |
0:47.6 | You're listening to the Mommy Liberner's podcast where you'll gain the knowledge and confidence |
0:52.5 | you need to erase the unknowns of pregnancy and birth and rock the newborn days like a boss. |
0:58.7 | My name is Liesel teen, I'm a fellow mom, labor and deliver nurse, and your host. |
1:03.9 | Each week on this podcast, you'll hear a mix of birth stories, |
1:07.2 | expert interviews, and other fun, pregnancy and birth related content. |
1:11.6 | As a reminder, anything you hear in this podcast is not medical advice. |
1:15.6 | Please see mommylaburners.com slash disclaimer for more details. |
1:20.0 | And now let's get into this week's episode. |
1:24.6 | In this episode of the Mommy Liberner's podcast, we are going to talk all about, |
1:30.0 | guess what? Your placenta and the umbilical cord. |
1:33.6 | So the placenta is a pancake-shaped organ. |
1:36.6 | It's kind of crazy. If you've never seen one in person, they're pretty wild looking. |
1:42.4 | So it's this pancake-shaped organ that develops during pregnancy and it's attached to your |
1:47.5 | uterine wall. It provides oxygen, blood and nutrients to your growing baby or babies. |
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