Supporting Your Immune System
Publisher |
Vanessa Merten
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
Kids & Family
Parenting
Publication Date |
Oct 18, 2020
Episode Duration |
00:25:55

Your immune system is what keeps you healthy and helps to fight off infection. The classic perspective is that pregnancy suppresses your immune system. Advancements in our understanding of the immune system during pregnancy paint a more colorful picture. We now see the placenta as an immune regulatory organ. An intricate symphony is going on in your immune system to protect both you and your baby during pregnancy. A more accurate way to describe it would be that pregnancy suppresses some aspects of your immune system and enhances others. Listen to this episode to learn how you can support your immune system when you are pregnant.

 

You can read the full article and resources that accompany this episode by clicking here.

 

For more evidence-based information, visit the Pregnancy Podcast website.

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