On-Call: My Life as A Placenta Specialist & Birth Worker
Life in the on-call lane: it's not for everyone, it's not for the faint of heart, but at My San Diego Placenta, it's our lives and it's what allows us to serve YOU fully. Wanna glimpse into life on-call as a birth worker? Then this post is for you. Realizing I chose a career that would require me to be on-call didn't faze me at the onset. I thought, "how hard can this be? Stick close to my phone and when someone calls, answer it and go help them!" Yep, that's the gist of it.
Preserving the Umbilical Cord
The umbilical cord is a pretty amazing part of the placenta. It is the literal and physical connection between mama and baby. It begins at the placenta. The placenta is embedded into the side of a pregnant woman's uterus. This connection is what brings all the blood from mother’s body to baby; carrying nutrients, oxygen, hormones and all other life sustaining properties. This blood will profuse the placenta which filters out toxins present in the blood and sends it down the 1