Question 1

how long do cocaine stay in a baby placenta?

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Cocaine: Cocaine is a potent vasoconstrictive agent that can cause your placenta to lose its attachment to your uterus, depriving your baby of nutrients.  Cocaine metabolites are detectable in your body for around 30 hours, but stay in your baby much longer.  Cocaine & metabolites are also stored in placenta & myometrium -- becoming continuous drug delivery to your baby. http://tinyurl.com/kxgwfsp.

Question 2

what is a placenta?

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Connects mom & baby: The placenta is the tissue that grows inside the uterus and connects to a developing baby.  It is commonly known as "after birth.".

Question 3

how bad is cocaine for you?

Accepted Answer

Cocaine: Crack is stimulant, so hyper arousal ; agitation, changes in pupil size with increased metabolism are common.

Question 4

what causes a low lying placenta?

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Random chance: The embryo implants on the uterine lining, and at that location the placenta starts to grow. Usually, it is on a portion of the uterus that will stretch and thin during pregnancy, and is nowhere near the internal cervical opening.

However, sometimes the  embryo implants very near the internal cervical opening, resulting in a low-lying placenta or even a placenta covering the opening, req. C-sec.

Question 5

what is minor seperation in placenta ?

Accepted Answer

Placenta separation: How far along?Are you bleeding? Ask you doctor ,if it is a minor abruption and how much.If it is a abruption you may need to be monitored carefully that it does not increase signficantly  because the placenta is the source of the fetus food and if it separates  completely it is a medical emergency and  the baby may not survive. Ask about bedrest, activity, high risk pregnancy

Question 6

what are the health effects of cocaine?

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Addiction: Cocaine is a very addictive drug. The only legitimate use is as a nasal anesthetic for some types of surgery. Recreationally it is inhaled as powder or smoked in the form of a rock aka crack. It increases dopamine levels in the brain which can cause paranoia or other psychotic symptoms. Peripherally it is a very powerful vasoconstrictor and can cause very serious heart problems among other things

Question 7

must i worry if placenta is calcifying?

Accepted Answer

what did your OB say: That is not a good sign but depends on the severity, if you are at 37 weeks your OB can do an amnio and for lung maturity and get you delivered and if you are at least 39 weeks you should be induced the ideal time to deliver is 39-40 weeks least chance for fetal problems if u are already past your due date i rec immediate delivery but call your OB and i assume u are also being followed by perinato.

Question 8

what are conditions affecting the placenta?

Accepted Answer

Structural, function: Many problems involve abnormal location of the placenta (too low, too deep in uterine wall). Other less common ones are due to abnormal structure (eg, vessels from placenta unsupported by tissue, small or odd shape, tumors in the placenta). Some can develop in a normal placenta late in pregnancy (such as replacement of healthy tissue with fibrous tissue). Not all are detectable by ultrasound.

Question 9

what are the tell tale signs of a cocaine user?

Accepted Answer

Many: While intoxicated, the person has dilated pupils; racing heart rate; high bp; intense stimulation with fast-paced and endless chattering and a massive burst of energy. Mood could be  euphoric or even irritable. As high wears off, could be tired, depressed, no energy.  Longer term, there could be loss of appetite and weight; miss appointments or class, etc; may keep rolled-up dollar bills around.

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