Pregnancy

Pregnancy is, biologically speaking, extremely weird! A pregnant animal’s body goes through so many hormonal and physical changes to make sure a zygote has everything it needs to grow. This week, we’re talking about a few of those things, like why pregnant people get nauseated and other animals might not. So is pseudopregnancy a real thing, or are pandas just tricking zookeepers to get extra treats? Why is there a patent for a birthing machine that looks like a horrible carnival ride? And what the heck is a stone baby? Want to know more about our topics? Check out these links: [Truth or Fail] https://patents.google.com/patent/US3216423A/en https://dublin.sciencegallery.com/failbetter/apparatusfacilitatingbirthchildcentrifugalforce/ [Fact Off] Panda pseudopregnancy: Lithopedion: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3979976/ https://alumni.amc.edu/pages/archives/archives---the-stone-baby https://utmb.influuent.utsystem.edu/en/publications/lithopedion-stone-baby https://www.health.harvard.edu/womens-health/calcium-beyond-the-bones https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4750627/ [Ask the Science Couch] Morning sickness: http://news.cornell.edu/stories/2000/05/morning-sickness-protects-mothers-and-their-unborn https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3676933/ https://www.jstor.org/stable/2664252?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents https://www.pregnancysicknesssupport.org.uk/resources/literature-review/symptoms-of-nvp-in-animals/ https://www.livescience.com/32301-do-pregnant-animals-get-morning-sickness.html [Butt One More Thing] Meconium: http://science.sciencemag.org/content/112/2901/150.long https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18281199 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .