Can calcium supplement cause [placental aging]? Calcium supplement will not cause placental aging. We all know that the mother and the fetus are connected by the umbilical cord and the placenta. The mother transports all kinds of nutrients and oxygen needed by the baby to the fetus through the placenta, and all kinds of metabolic wastes generated by the fetus are also transported to the mother through the placenta and then discharged by the mother. When the placenta is aging, the elasticity of the placenta’s blood vessels will decrease or even lose elasticity, the blood vessels will harden, the lumen will be narrow or even occluded, etc. These changes will affect the mother to transport oxygen and nutrients to the Read More …