Does your placenta magically pack up after 40 weeks? It sounds unlikely, and yet it's a justification given to thousands of pregnant people who are recommended induction. I chat to researcher and doula Sophie Messager about this possible myth, and why maturation of the placenta may have helpful and physiological reasons. We discuss induction, research bias, and how the patriarchy has all affected births and our bodies and babies.

Sophie is a long time respected doula, rebozo expert, author and teaches rebozo and wrapping techniques. You can find Sophie's article on the aging placenta myth at ⁠https://sophiemessager.com/the-myth-of-the-aging-placenta/⁠ and on Instagram at https://instagram.com/sophie_messager

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