Here are Friday Fun Facts about our Friend, the Placenta! ・・ ✨💕The Placenta💕✨ 🤰🏻The side of the placenta that is attached to the mother is called the “maternal side”. The placenta is attached to the uterine wall by small units of tissue and blood vessels. These units are called “cotyledons” and they are responsible for stabilizing the placenta, as well as facilitating the exchange of nutrients and oxygen. 👶🏼The side that the umbilical cord attaches to is called the “fetal side. The fetal side is covered in two layers of membranes; the inner layer is called the amnion and the outer layer is called the chorion. These membranes go around the developing baby and contain the amniotic fluid that the baby develops in. When a woman’s water breaks it is really the membranes breaking and releasing amniotic fluid.💕✨ #placenta #placentafacts #placentanerd #anatomy #placentasrock #birthart #placentaart #placentamom #funfacts #sacramento #placentaencapsulation #placentalove #placentaspecialist #Repost @student_midwife_studygram (at Folsom, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9Zg9SVJATb/?igshid=skje95w3z954