Tag: placenta
Baby lotus: keeping the placenta attached to the umbilical cord for several days, what are the risks?
On social networks, more and more doulas are extolling the merits of the “lotus baby” after childbirth. A practice deemed “useless and dangerous” by the National Order of Midwives. What…
Does eating your placenta like Kourtney Kardashian prevent the baby blues? Our expert’s response
News Published on 05/12/2023 at 4:22 p.m. Updated 05/12/2023 at 4:22 p.m. Reading 2 min. in collaboration with Dr Odile Bagot (Gynecologist-obstetrician) It’s a trend that’s skyrocketing among young mothers…
Eating your placenta, burying it… Are these practices possible in France?
More and more women are being tempted by the idea of eating their placenta after giving birth. For Kourtney Kardashian, this practice even helped her reduce the risk of baby…
Placenta previa: covering, accreta… What are the risks for pregnancy?
Placenta previa is one of the complications of pregnancy. What is it about ? What are the causes and the risks to which the future mother and the baby are…
Womb blessing, placenta recipes… Doulas, when alternative pregnancy goes wrong
When Gabriela’s water broke, she rushed to her phone. At the end of the line, neither ambulance nor midwife. Just the reassuring voice of Alix, her “doula”. A handywoman, found…
We Mammals | Case
With the disappearance of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago, mammals took over land and sea. The current 5,000 species each have their own mode of placentation and morphology. From…
Covid-19 and pregnant women: what are the real risks?
The contamination of pregnant women has been in the news in recent days with several publications in prestigious journals. What is it really ? Is it really that risky to…