How Pregnancy Is Like Growing an Alien Inside You

Pregnancy is quite a feat. The embryo manages to develop, get food, and get rid of their waste, all while staying under the radar of their parent’s immune system. #pregnancy #science #health #scishow Hosted by: Olivia Gordon ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters: Kelly Landrum Jones, Sam Lutfi, Kevin Knupp, Nicholas Smith, D.A. Noe, alexander wadsworth, سلطا الخليفي, Piya Shedden, KatieMarie Magnone, Scott Satovsky Jr, Charles Southerland, Bader AlGhamdi, James Harshaw, Patrick Merrithew, Patrick D. Ashmore, Candy, Tim Curwick, charles george, Saul, Mark Terrio-Cameron, Viraansh Bhanushali, Kevin Bealer, Philippe von Bergen, Chris Peters, Justin Lentz ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: Twitter: Tumblr: Instagram: ---------- Sources: forgotten organ reimagining parasite physiological changes vascular changes speech nutrient (17)30023-6 hla-g treg ’s_little_helpers_mechanisms_of_maternal-fetal_tolerance_Nat_Immunol_7241-246 placental stats microchimerism remodeling ---------- Images: : #/media/File: #/media/File: vessels/f=CPIHVX/s=DynamicRank :