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Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Microplastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microplastics</span></a> in <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/placentas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>placentas</span></a> linked to <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/premature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>premature</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/births" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>births</span></a>, study suggests<br>Tiny plastic pollution more than 50% higher in placentas from preterm births than in those from full-term births <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jan/30/microplastics-placentas-link-premature-births-study" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">25/jan/30/microplastics-placentas-link-premature-births-study</span></a></p>
Chuck Darwin<p>The same qualities that make <a href="https://c.im/tags/placentas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>placentas</span></a> so valuable during pregnancy </p><p>make them profoundly useful for ❇️healing burns and wounds, too. </p><p>⚠️So why do we throw so many away?</p><p>Research has found placenta-derived grafts can reduce pain and inflammation, <br>heal burns, <br>prevent the formation of scar tissue and adhesions around surgical sites <br>and even restore vision. </p><p>They’re also gaining popularity as a treatment for the widespread issue of chronic wounds.</p><p>And yet, of the roughly 3.5 million placentas delivered in the United States each year, <br>most still wind up in biohazard disposal bags or hospital incinerators. </p><p>That flummoxes Ms. Townsend, who returned to her job as a surgical assistant with a new perspective. </p><p>“I’m constantly in these hospitals that don’t donate or utilize the placental tissue,” she said. </p><p>“I hear the obstetrician say, ‘I don’t need to send that to pathology or anything; just trash it.’ </p><p>I cringe every time.”<br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/08/well/placenta-donations-burns-wounds.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2024/10/08/well/pl</span><span class="invisible">acenta-donations-burns-wounds.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare</span></a></p>
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