[Histonet] Returning Placentas to Patients

[Amos Brooks]

Hi,
     I have 2 kids 15 & 12. No pathology lab had a chance to see either
placenta. I was in school when my son was born and I snagged the placenta to
bring to Cobleskill because the students needed a full term placenta for
cutting experience (histotechs cut placentas sometimes ... hehe). I still
have the slides and blocks.
     My mother-in-law asked what the red bag I was lugging around was. The
ensuing look of shock was the funniest thing ever. "There's something wrong
with him!" she said to my wife. Her response was "You don't know the half of
it."
     A few years later when my daughter was born, I snagged her placenta as
well, since (as deranged as this may sound) I didn't want to overlook her. I
have her slides & blocks as well. This time the OB/GYN wanted to look over
my shoulder while I was preparing the samples. She wanted to see how we make
the membrane rolls.
     Some folks have baby pictures from the hospital. I got that and then
some!

Amos Brooks


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Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:58:07 -0700
From: "Laurie Colbert" <laurie.colbert <@t> huntingtonhospital.com>
Subject: [Histonet] Returning Placentas to Patients
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For those of you who work at hospitals that will let patients take their
placentas home, I have a question.  Do you ever see these placentas -
are they sent to Pathology for exam before being returned to the patient
or is the placenta given directly to the patient in L&D?



Laurie Colberta