• Question: I really want to be a midwife.What does a placenta do?

    Asked by Anya to Theresia on 17 Nov 2014.
    • Photo: Theresia Mina

      Theresia Mina answered on 17 Nov 2014:


      Hi Anya,

      Nice to hear that!

      Placenta does a lot of thing, the main function is really to control the nutrient transfer from mum to the baby, but it also controls a lot of thing. It ensures that baby is protected from harmful substance, so when placental function is weakened due to various factors the baby is at risk of getting exposed to imbalanced nutrients and/or harmful substance.

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