In My Mother's House

Greetings - Passing this along.... I saw this great article and wanted to share it with you all. Please use the link below to read the full story.

~ Sheila~

While we all marvel at the miracle of fetal development and the wonders of birth, we very often fail to look at the miraculous organ the placenta. This organ grows from the time of conception to eventually take over the production of hormones needed to sustain the pregnancy at around 12 weeks gestation (from your last menstrual period). It supplies your growing baby with a means of obtaining nutrients for development as well as a method of waste disposal. This is the only disposable organ ever made.

http://pregnancy.about.com/cs/placentas/a/placenta.htm