#Placenta

[osterby]

All right, I gotta do this.

Inspiration:

[mindblowingscience]

Researchers have found evidence of a potential link between patterns of changes in a key pregnancy hormone called placental corticotropin-releasing hormone and symptoms of postpartum depression. The findings, published in Psychoneuroendocrinology, add to a growing body of research on physiological risk factors during pregnancy tied to adverse postpartum outcomes. “One in 5 women report experiencing elevated depressive symptoms within the year after giving birth,” says lead author Isabel F. Almeida, assistant professor of Chicano/Latino studies and director of the Latina Perinatal Health Lab at the University of California, Irvine.

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[dyingroses]

I know the red is supposed to look like souls in agony, and I get that but it also reminds me of a placenta:

[scratchandplaster]

White Elephant

CW: minors involved (Ben is 15), I don't even know how to tag this, it's not classic cannibalism, but come on now, attempted forced cannibalism

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"What is it?" 

The thawing frost on the Tupperware box brought a pleasant cool onto his hands, a relief in these hot summer months. She promised her gift to be oh so special, making his heart flutter with excitement. He hoped for cake. Not to question Shepard's baking abilities, but Ben missed sweet treats that were a bit more daring than apple slices with peanut butter or oat flake crumble or-

"My placenta."

Shepard, making tea for their guests in the camper's kitchen nook, let a spoon clatter into the sink. 

"Oh, is that like paella?"

"Close enough," she laughed, a warmth colored her cheeks she didn't have during their first meeting, "that's the other half of my babies. My afterbirth, like - I don't know if your dad already had the talk with you - it was a part of me, of them. And I want you to have it. It would mean a lot to me if you accept it."

Sallow despite the burning sun, her request left him quite speechless: "Wow, okay."

"We can plant a tree on it if you like," Shepard cued in and stumbled onto the grass.

"Oh no, it's just for him. As a gift for helping us."

"I-I can't really hang this on a wall, right?" Ben chuckled, blinking up to his dad, who eyed the container like a live grenade.

Trapped in an unwavering stare and her hands weighing tons on his shoulders, she still spoke matter-of-factly: "You eat it, silly."

"Uhm... I... I don't know what to say."

"Say thank you." Her smile grew impossibly wide.

"Thank you, Miss."

"So well-behaved," a slender finger booped his nose, "but please call me Birdie."

Behind them, nearly in sync, the babies started their ear-deafening screeching. They couldn't be more than two months old by now, yet Shepard witnessed how a way too tired man tried pushing one infant into Lukas' arms - a luxury he never dared to demand. 

He nodded towards him until Birdie finally jumped up with a sigh and excused herself: "My husband needs my help, but we'll talk soon."

Maybe it had been a mistake to allow the newly extended family this little camping trip on his property, but alas, a few days together and they would be whisked away to where they came from. Shepard's gaze fell on Ben now; close to tears, his shaky fingers held the box like his life depended on it.

Before he got too emotional, his father pulled him into the camper. Of all dangers he had assessed for his boys, this hadn't been on his radar.

"Ben, sweetheart, I know it's very touching of her to offer you-"

"So gross. I don't want to eat that. No!" his boy whined as he swallowed a gag, "Please, Dad, please!"

With two fingers, Shepard fished the box from his hands and dropped it into the sink.

"We'll stick it in the freezer and bury it in the woods somewhere," Shepard muttered and wiped new tears off the boy's cheeks, "If she asks, heaven forbid, tell her what makes you comfortable. Honestly, it's not like Claire didn't consider the toxin-laced steak, but-"

"You want me to lie, Dad?"

The question made him waver for a second. Though he understood Ben's hesitation, maybe it was time for him to learn a different kind of lesson. 

"You'd rather eat that?"

"Heck no."

"That's what I thought."

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Thanks for reading 🤍 [Masterlist]

Prompt: drugging/poisoning/cannibalism

@augusnippets @whumpyourdamnpears

[placentaeater999]

What do you think about sturgeon fish and do you have a favorite species

I think sturgeons are fucking incredible. Coming in around the late cretaceous and still being here relatively unchanged is fuckin awesome. Evolutionarily speaking theyre fuckin crazy i love them. They have similar anatomy to sharks despite being something completely different, and instead of getting rid of their big bony scutes in flavor of more flexible scales like most fishes nowadays, they are out here like ehehe armor.

2000000/10 fish

Favorite species is probably Acipenser stellatus (Starry Sturgeon)

They just look so cool 👍

[rumade]

Do you think it's crossing a line to try and take an ink print of my placenta? Like roll ink all over it and put it on a piece of paper before it goes in the medical waste pile?

[animentality]

my brother watches yellowjackets with me, and when he saw a fairly accurate placenta on screen, he actually gagged and said he was going to throw up.

and i just kind of chuckled, and he was like what is it??

and i was like...if you'd ever had a period...you'd know this really isn't that big a deal. that kind of shit comes out on the regular.

and the look of horror he gave me was hysterical.

women and people with vaginas are so metal, y'all.

you just do that shit sometimes, and it's like nothing to you.

warriors.

[bpod-bpod]

Transfer Window

A lab-grown model (organoid) of the human placental barrier allows study of placental development and of the potential for molecular exchange and transfer of nutrients, drugs etc to the foetus

Read the published research article here

Image from work by Takeshi Hori and colleagues

Department of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Systems Engineering, Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering (IBB), Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan

Image originally published with a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Published in Nature Communications, February 2024

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[dontwannatreatyouwell]

[lauralot89]

I'm sorry in advance but I thought about it and now everyone must suffer with me

you think Hannibal ever got hold of a placenta whether through murder or other means and used it to make lasagna

or whatever you make with placenta, does Hannibal make lasagna or is that too pedestrian

[bruesselbach]

Mammal (Mezozoic 3)

2023, oil on canvas, 30x40in. Paleofacture

[robbialy]

A dat in a pathomorphologist’s life: _ Placenta moments after childbirth! The placenta is an organ that develops in the uterus during pregnancy. This structure provides oxygen and nutrients to a growing baby and removes waste products from the baby's blood. The placenta attaches to the wall of the uterus, and the baby's umbilical cord arises from it. The organ is usually attached to the top, side, front or back of the uterus. In rare cases, the placenta might attach in the lower area of the uterus. When this happens, it's called a low-lying placenta (placenta previa). Usually, placenta delivery is quick, within about 5 minutes after the baby is delivered. But sometimes can take up to 60 mins. After childbirth, the uterus contracts, which pulls the placenta away from the wall of the uterus and pushes it out. 🧠Did you know that the placenta is also nicknamed the “tree of life”? This nickname is partly because its function is life-sustaining, but also because when looking at it, the veins do resemble a tree. #emergencymedicine #hospital #obstetrics #obgyn #placenta #childbirth #medicaleducation #ems #emt #paramedic #nursing #neverstoplearning https://www.instagram.com/p/CpfNyJmMYcm94-UP8j_cM__oSA3-Wyc41xJ9FA0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[captainpirateface]

Having babies is beautiful.

I'm sorry.

[cartacei]

Tempo addietro son stato avvolto in una diversa placenta. Realizzata utilizzando alcune delle vicissitudine credute di crescita personale, generale e puramente vitale. Come tutte le placente che ci nutrono, proteggono e sostengono, però, anche la medesima era prontamente destinata a terminare esaurita la sua funzione. La fuoriuscita è tutt’oggi in corso e dispersiva come uno sgorgo sovrabbondante di parole e gesti, come se iniziassi a comunicare e muovermi nuovamente da nuovo essere, una nuova vita che ha tutto e non ha più nulla.

[dvcky-duck]

random thoughts-

you know how humans feel about placentas; eating them and using them to make little bears? I wonder if that's how chickens feel about egg decorating