Harvey Kleiman

And blood fountains into the placenta. It's bathed in all these nutrients and goes, buffet time. Let me see what I need.

And blood fountains into the placenta. It's bathed in all these nutrients and goes, buffet time. Let me see what I need.

And blood fountains into the placenta. It's bathed in all these nutrients and goes, buffet time. Let me see what I need.

And that fetus is demanding more and more horsepower, more and more nutrients to actually grow.

And that fetus is demanding more and more horsepower, more and more nutrients to actually grow.

And that fetus is demanding more and more horsepower, more and more nutrients to actually grow.

Called human placental lactogen.

Called human placental lactogen.

Called human placental lactogen.

Says, okay, you're eating. I get that. But none of that actually is for you. You're not going to get to store it. All those nutrients are going to stay in your blood. So I, the placenta, can suck up those nutrients.

Says, okay, you're eating. I get that. But none of that actually is for you. You're not going to get to store it. All those nutrients are going to stay in your blood. So I, the placenta, can suck up those nutrients.

Says, okay, you're eating. I get that. But none of that actually is for you. You're not going to get to store it. All those nutrients are going to stay in your blood. So I, the placenta, can suck up those nutrients.

And by the third trimester, Harvey says, 20 to 25 percent of all the blood flow of the mother is going into the placenta.

And by the third trimester, Harvey says, 20 to 25 percent of all the blood flow of the mother is going into the placenta.

And by the third trimester, Harvey says, 20 to 25 percent of all the blood flow of the mother is going into the placenta.

If the placenta and the fetus together say, hey, I'm not getting enough blood, I'm just going to force her body to start pumping more blood into me, into the fountaining system. And this is a condition we call preeclampsia.

If the placenta and the fetus together say, hey, I'm not getting enough blood, I'm just going to force her body to start pumping more blood into me, into the fountaining system. And this is a condition we call preeclampsia.

If the placenta and the fetus together say, hey, I'm not getting enough blood, I'm just going to force her body to start pumping more blood into me, into the fountaining system. And this is a condition we call preeclampsia.

Mom, of course, doesn't want to die. She doesn't want the fetus to take all her nutrients. But if she is successful and wins the battle, if you will, the placenta is too small, the fetus is too small, and the pregnancy may not survive.

Mom, of course, doesn't want to die. She doesn't want the fetus to take all her nutrients. But if she is successful and wins the battle, if you will, the placenta is too small, the fetus is too small, and the pregnancy may not survive.