Placenta in pregnancy and its role in the development of the baby's future

The course of pregnancy is directly influenced by various factors, which include not only the emotional state, but also the diseases that have arisen or the aggravation of acquired pathologies. The location and functionality of the placenta directly depends on their manifestation.

What is the placenta in pregnancy?

The placenta is the most important organ in which the future child develops fully. It begins to form after 14 weeks, and after the placenta during pregnancy, actively performs the following functions:

1. Provides oxygen and nutrition to the child. Formed carbon dioxide and all products of vital activity are discharged through the placenta.
2. Supplies the future baby with nutrients, aggressively affects most bacteria. But, unfortunately, through placental protection are medicines, alcohol, nicotine and narcotic substances.
3. Produces the production of hormones responsible for maintaining pregnancy,
4. Ensures the normal development and growth of the unborn child.

What will tell you ultrasound?

Ultrasound is the most reliable method for reconstructing an objective assessment of the placenta condition. During its carrying out the thickness and location of the placenta is determined, the structure and degree of its maturity are estimated.

During the entire period of the placenta during pregnancy, there are several stages of development:

1. Zero degree - placenta formation occurs up to 30 weeks.
2. The first degree - symbolizes the stage of placenta growth. When examining ultrasound, individual parts of the organ are visible. This degree is characterized from 27 to 34 weeks.
3. The second degree - during the ultrasound, the wavy structure of the placenta (from 34 to 38 weeks) is clearly manifested.
4. Third degree - when examining ultrasound it is seen that the structure is lobate in shape, numerous calcifications are noticeable, i.e. The placenta is aging (from 38 to 42 weeks).

In a certain period of the placenta during pregnancy should have a corresponding thickness, which determines its normal performance. If the ripening passes ahead of time, then they say about the early aging of the placenta. In the arisen situation, it is important to conduct regular monitoring of ultrasound and maintain the functionality of the placenta until the very birth. Hypertrophy of the placenta in pregnant women (aging of the placenta) is a rather dangerous disease, leading to hypoxia (lack of oxygen) in the fetus. Therefore, women give birth a little before the due date.

What happens to the placenta during childbirth?

After the birth of your baby, the placenta again begins to contract, which allows it to separate from the walls of the uterus. After birth, in order to make sure of its integrity, the doctor examines it. The presence of residues in the uterus causes polyp .

Placental polyp does not occur during pregnancy. The main reasons for its manifestation are incomplete removal of the placenta in childbirth, abortion or miscarriage. This disease can be recognized by the following symptom - prolonged spotting. If you have a problem, you need to see a doctor. Otherwise, the polyp will cause many diseases - chronic infections, inflammation of the ovaries, and in neglected cases - causes infertility.

Polyps are diagnosed using the ultrasound machine. Their treatment is a curettage of the uterine cavity.

If to speak about preventive measures, then one should know that the main cause of placental polyps lies in substandard (possibly community-acquired) abortions. After a miscarriage or, for example, a dead pregnancy, it is necessary to observe by specialists. Needless to say, that labor should be carried out by experienced specialists who will carefully follow the postnatal examination of the uterine cavity.

Watch your health. If there are any changes, report this immediately to a specialist. Take care of yourself and your future child.