Heather Radke
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Podcast Appearances
So from the very first few days of pregnancy, these placental cells are wrapped around what's going to become the embryo, like a little blanket. And as Harvey explained all this to us, and he walked us deeper into the story of the placenta, we started to see that pregnancy isn't a peaceful nursery rhyme kind of a story about a pregnant person nurturing a fetus until it becomes a cute little baby.
So from the very first few days of pregnancy, these placental cells are wrapped around what's going to become the embryo, like a little blanket. And as Harvey explained all this to us, and he walked us deeper into the story of the placenta, we started to see that pregnancy isn't a peaceful nursery rhyme kind of a story about a pregnant person nurturing a fetus until it becomes a cute little baby.
It's actually more like a struggle and not like a calm college debate. It's like a cage match, like a knock-down, drag-out boxing match, or a tiny war, maybe even. On one side is the pregnant person, and on the other side is the fetus. And in the middle, or maybe not actually in the middle, more like actually in the corner, rubbing the shoulders of the fetus, is the placenta.
It's actually more like a struggle and not like a calm college debate. It's like a cage match, like a knock-down, drag-out boxing match, or a tiny war, maybe even. On one side is the pregnant person, and on the other side is the fetus. And in the middle, or maybe not actually in the middle, more like actually in the corner, rubbing the shoulders of the fetus, is the placenta.
It's actually more like a struggle and not like a calm college debate. It's like a cage match, like a knock-down, drag-out boxing match, or a tiny war, maybe even. On one side is the pregnant person, and on the other side is the fetus. And in the middle, or maybe not actually in the middle, more like actually in the corner, rubbing the shoulders of the fetus, is the placenta.
But... Before the mother's body even has a chance to attack the embryo, the placenta blanket hides it.
But... Before the mother's body even has a chance to attack the embryo, the placenta blanket hides it.
But... Before the mother's body even has a chance to attack the embryo, the placenta blanket hides it.
Mom's still at the bar. She sure is. Okay, so for the first week or so of the pregnancy, the placenta is pretty much just hiding the embryo from the mother. But then...
Mom's still at the bar. She sure is. Okay, so for the first week or so of the pregnancy, the placenta is pretty much just hiding the embryo from the mother. But then...
Mom's still at the bar. She sure is. Okay, so for the first week or so of the pregnancy, the placenta is pretty much just hiding the embryo from the mother. But then...
The embryo gets hungry. And the placenta's like, I gotta feed this thing. And this is when the battle lines really start to get drawn. Because essentially this war between the placenta and the pregnant person is a war that's about food. The placenta, Harvey says, has one mission.
The embryo gets hungry. And the placenta's like, I gotta feed this thing. And this is when the battle lines really start to get drawn. Because essentially this war between the placenta and the pregnant person is a war that's about food. The placenta, Harvey says, has one mission.
The embryo gets hungry. And the placenta's like, I gotta feed this thing. And this is when the battle lines really start to get drawn. Because essentially this war between the placenta and the pregnant person is a war that's about food. The placenta, Harvey says, has one mission.