Fetomaternal microchimerism

Fetomaternal microchimerism

Fetomaternal microchimerism Babies repairing mother’s organs while in utero. The less known fact to the wider public is that babies are trying to repair the mother's organism to function well and therefore be a perfect environment for their growth. So far, the public is widely familiar with the fact that the mother’s immunity is protecting a baby while in utero and even later, a certain period after birth while breastfeeding.

But how they do that? By sending their cells into the mother’s system by blood and later, these cells will reach certain areas where reparation is needed. It can be liver or spleen or bone marrow. These special cells are capable of adapting and growing into fully functional organs cells, after which, organs will continue to work better and finally, provide a better environment for baby’s growth. So far, scientists established that cells can travel through the placenta in both directions; the one explained above is called fetomaternal microchimerism.

With time passing by, we get more pieces of evidence about different cases where microchimerism is present so now we have new facts about the presence of this phenomenon between monochorionic twins in utero.