Heather Radke

Which sort of hijacks the mother's digestive system.

Which sort of hijacks the mother's digestive system.

And all the while, the placenta is gobbling up more and more of the mother's blood.

And all the while, the placenta is gobbling up more and more of the mother's blood.

And all the while, the placenta is gobbling up more and more of the mother's blood.

And this is where things can get dangerous for the mother.

And this is where things can get dangerous for the mother.

And this is where things can get dangerous for the mother.

Preeclampsia is very, very scary. And it's basically when the mother's blood pressure spikes so high that she can actually die. Whoa. And it's really serious. It's one of the leading causes of maternal death. And I think it's easy to sort of think, like, high blood pressure, you know, not such a big deal.

Preeclampsia is very, very scary. And it's basically when the mother's blood pressure spikes so high that she can actually die. Whoa. And it's really serious. It's one of the leading causes of maternal death. And I think it's easy to sort of think, like, high blood pressure, you know, not such a big deal.

Preeclampsia is very, very scary. And it's basically when the mother's blood pressure spikes so high that she can actually die. Whoa. And it's really serious. It's one of the leading causes of maternal death. And I think it's easy to sort of think, like, high blood pressure, you know, not such a big deal.

But it's actually the placenta, you know, sucking so much blood out of the mother's body that she can't. continue to survive.

But it's actually the placenta, you know, sucking so much blood out of the mother's body that she can't. continue to survive.

But it's actually the placenta, you know, sucking so much blood out of the mother's body that she can't. continue to survive.

But the placenta is still in there. And so the placenta actually also kind of has to be born. I'm getting the sense that the placenta may be underneath this blue cover. Is that right?

But the placenta is still in there. And so the placenta actually also kind of has to be born. I'm getting the sense that the placenta may be underneath this blue cover. Is that right?

But the placenta is still in there. And so the placenta actually also kind of has to be born. I'm getting the sense that the placenta may be underneath this blue cover. Is that right?

So we didn't actually see anyone give birth to a placenta. But Harvey did show us one in his lab.

So we didn't actually see anyone give birth to a placenta. But Harvey did show us one in his lab.

So we didn't actually see anyone give birth to a placenta. But Harvey did show us one in his lab.