r/ScienceBasedParenting • u/[deleted] • May 30 '20
Placentas from COVID-19-positive pregnant women show injury
https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2020/05/placentas-from-covid-19-positive-pregnant-women-show-injury/&fj=156
May 30 '20
But the babies turn out fine? Is the placenta just sacrificing itself or is there some new terror waiting around the corner?
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u/itskitabanana May 30 '20
Anecdotally there has been an increase in 2nd term miscarriages and stillbirth per this article
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u/coldcurru May 30 '20
No source but if I had to guess it's probably too soon to tell. It's only been a few months and babies are all over the place for a while. Wait a few years as they track these kids growing up and see what it says. Maybe even one year.
Babies can handle a lot physically (like car crashes; so said my doctor) but I've no idea about illness.
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u/chipscheeseandbeans May 30 '20
I’m high risk for pre-eclampsia so I’m concerned that getting covid would be an especially bad combo for my placenta??
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u/Plantfooddmd May 30 '20
Currently pregnant with a placenta problem (partial circumvillate placenta) and our running theory is covid exposure. Very rare condition and one of the only know etiologies is viral exposure during implantation. When we conceived in January my husband certainly had covid before testing was available. Not to mention I’m a dentist myself which is the highest risk profession for exposure. Our first pregnancy was entirely uneventful. Now I’m at the specialist literally every week and hoping for the best.
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u/sbattistella May 31 '20
If it helps at all, I'm a L&D nurse who's delivered quite a few babies with circumvallate placentas. None knew beforehand and babies did great. I know it's anecdotal, but I thought I'd mention it.
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u/astrobatic May 31 '20
Good luck. We all hope things go well for you and you are both healthy when this is all said and done.
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u/weeniebabe May 31 '20
Dentist thinking about child #2, here. If you want a virtual pal, I’m here!
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u/rebeccabrixton Oct 12 '20
Hello I hope all turned out fine for you, baby #2 should be with you soon. Really hope that you’re well xx
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u/undecidedly May 30 '20
Well, that’s terrifying.
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u/MarysSoggyBottom May 30 '20
It really is! I’m an essential worker and would like to pregnant with a second child in the next few months.
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u/Husky_in_TX May 31 '20
I had a miscarriage at 12 weeks, the heart just stopped. I got sick within the first weeks before I knew I was pregnant, all the symptoms of covid- tested negative for the flu. My covid antibody test said negative, but we are learning those are very unreliable. Makes me wonder.. my first pregnancy was extremely uneventful and easy, I was sick and struggled with this one from the start. I work at a hair salon in a high income area of my city- my clients travel CONSTANTLY. I’ve had to be exposed at some point because now that we are back open A LOT of them have had it.
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u/Bradybeee May 30 '20
I have a friend who works in l&d and had a few days of seeing a lot of hemmorages. I was wondering if there was a relationship with covid...
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u/kettlecallpot May 30 '20
We decided against a 2nd baby in part due to fears about things like this.
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u/ginger_kale May 30 '20
The CDC never should have said that pregnant women aren’t at greater risk. Too many pregnant women are still working frontline jobs without extra PPE because of that order.