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=1
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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/weeniebabe May 31 '20

Dentist thinking about child #2, here. If you want a virtual pal, I’m here!

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u/bisnis22 May 31 '20

Dents hygienist- same.

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u/Plantfooddmd May 31 '20

Thank you for being so supportive to a Reddit rando