placenta

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As tradition dictated, her placenta was hurled into the Huangpu River; when it floated away, it was deemed that she too “would be raised and fed, only to drift away.”

From Los Angeles Times

She was carrying an unknown number of human placentas in a plastic bag when she was picked up, according to the police.

From BBC

“Vaccinating during pregnancy is incredibly helpful, because moms can make the antibodies and transfer those antibodies across the placenta,” Singh said.

From Los Angeles Times

He also uploaded a shot of Vick's placenta, alongside images appearing to show the organ being de-hydrated and turned into pills.

From BBC

No face is visible in the images and one showed a naked woman with a placenta between her legs, with an umbilical cord still attached to it.

From BBC