Supporting Your Immune System During Pregnancy

Pregnancy Podcast

Vanessa Merten

Parenting, Kids & Family

4.5 • 970 Ratings

🗓️ 3 December 2023

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Your immune system keeps you healthy and helps fight off infection. The classic perspective is that pregnancy suppresses your immune system. Advancements in our understanding of the immune system during pregnancy paint a more colorful picture. We now see the placenta as an immune regulatory organ. An intricate symphony is going on in your immune system to protect you and your baby during pregnancy. A more accurate way to describe it would be that pregnancy suppresses some aspects of your immune system and enhances others. Listen to this episode to learn how to support your immune system during pregnancy.

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0:00.0	You are listening to the pregnancy podcast with Vanessa Merton.
0:07.0	Hello, thank you for tuning into the pregnancy podcast. In this episode we are
0:17.2	talking about supporting your immune system during pregnancy. Right now as
0:21.8	this episode is going live, we're to flu season, we've got
0:24.9	COVID-19 going around, and if you're pregnant, these things might be a little
0:29.2	more alarming than they normally would. So today we're going to talk about how to support your immune
0:34.4	system. You can find the full article and all of the links and resources that I talk about in this episode at pregnancy podcast.com
0:44.4	slash immunity.
0:47.0	Right now you can try pregnancy podcast premium
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1:02.0	that has the entire back catalog. You can listen to that in your favorite podcast app.
1:08.0	All of the content is ad free. Plus when you sign up you get instant access to a digital copy of the Your Birth Plan book.
1:16.0	This book walks you step by step on how to create a plan for the birth you want.
1:21.0	There are sample plans for everything
1:23.5	from a home birth to a planned Cessarian,
1:26.4	even a master template that you can download
1:28.8	and customize to fit your preferences.
1:31.5	Try pregnancy podcast premium for free for seven. your dot com slash trial. Your immune system is what keeps you healthy. This is what
1:46.3	fights off infections and all immune cells originate in your bone marrow but you
1:51.4	have immune cells throughout your entire body. They're in your
1:54.9	skin, your blood, your lymphatic system, in your mucosal tissue, and in some organs. And your
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