Here is a really interesting fact that I learned today.. When a pregnant woman suffers organ damage such as a heart attack, the fetus sends stem cells to the damaged organ to help repair it.
The same thing seems to hold true for other organs. When pregnant women have damage in other organs, including the brain, lung, and liver, earlier studies have shown, fetal cells show up there, too.
Read more about it: http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/11/21/helpful-mouse-fetuses-naturally-send-stem-cells-to-mom-to-fix-her-damaged-heart/
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Wow that sounds interesting, thanks for posting this.
So nice an article.
That’s amazing! I know of a young girl who discovered her breast cancer about the same time I did, but she was 4 months pregnant. She waited until after the baby was born and they said something about it not being as bad as they expected. Very cool post, Thanks..
What a beautiful post and interesting to know : )
Oh I LOVE this post! I am currently pregnant and have had many medical issues along the way (SCH being the official diagnosis, read http://missmarzipan.com/2012/10/20/cupcake-for-charity-aka-an-exercise-in-gratitude-giving/ if interested) and I swear that the baby has helped keep me healthy, both in body and spirit. Kudos on a wonderful post! 🙂
Thank you for that link..that was truly an inspiring post! It is so amazing that you and your baby are fighting together to be with each other. I’m sure everything is gonna turn out great and you’ll give birth to an adorable healthy baby : )
Thank you so much! How lovely of you :)! Yes, at this point I am hopeful that all will be well too. All the very best to you :)! x
I’ve had 2 kids and know nothing about these sorts of things! *laughing* Ignorance is bliss! Lol x
haha.. well. now you know 😀
Interesting! Amazing to know that the bond between mother and child begins before birth.
Thanks you stopping. Wonderful image and interesting system of introduction.
Thanks a lot 😀
Excellent post – the more cutting edge scientific research is encouraged to understandable in the mainstream the better – keep it up!
I heard that they actually found these cells in the mothers decades later. They acted the same way even then. I have four grown children, and it made me cry to think a part of them was still in me, and that they would try to protect me if I was hurt.
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This makes the mother- child bond so much more special, doesn’t it 🙂
great post, Uma 🙂
Interesting fact! The relationship is so special and it starts even before day 1. Nice post 🙂