Julienne Rutherford, professional placentrix @JNRutherford

Professor & Endowed Chair for Pediatric Nursing @UAZNursing: bioanth, placenta, DOHaD, marmosets, birth outcomes, midwifery, health justice, #womb2womb 🏳️‍🌈 anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ar… Chicago, IL Joined July 2010

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Stefanie Boyles @stefanie_boyles

2 years ago

As @JNRutherford said….HERE’S TO SEEING THINGS MORE CLEARLY. Let’s go, PhD Year 2! @UAZNursing #phdlife #nursescientist #research

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2 years ago

@slimhiney That’s my super cool big brother.

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3 years ago

@robingnelson “certainly making an effort” is so very comforting.

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3 years ago

@robingnelson The hottest of hot hot garbage.

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3 years ago

@stefanie_boyles @TheAtlantic @KatherineJWu #TeamPlacenta is always recruiting!

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3 years ago

Stoked to be in @TheAtlantic article by @KatherineJWu on #preeclampsia: "...a clinical strategy that pushes for…long-term sexual monogamy puts medical professionals in the position of actively prescribing a very…limited vision of human sexuality" theatlantic.com/health/archive…

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3 years ago

@stefanie_boyles @TheAtlantic @KatherineJWu I’ll send it to you!

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3 years ago

@elisecnm @birthcenters I wish I had known about this! My dear friend Karie Stewart of @UICnursing and Melanated Midwives was the closing keynote!

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3 years ago

Of course we are working on these projects outside of group but this has been a big part of keeping everyone motivated and and supported and the results speak for themselves!

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3 years ago

WAG BRAG! I have been leading a faculty writing accountability group (WAG) since March 2023 at @uaznursing. In a total of 76 person-hours, 7 people have worked on 18 grants, 16 publications, 3 conference abstracts, and 2 presentations, leading to great outcomes!

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3 years ago

Reminder: @BiologicalAnth award noms due 10/15! Nomination is a SINGLE document. One-page nom letter can be signed by multiple signatories, but additional letters of support are not necessary or encouraged. Have as many writers/signatories as you want! bioanth.org/about/awards-f…

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3 years ago

Nurses/Faculty: If you or your mentees are interested in pursuing a Nursing PhD to study maternal health/pregnancy/fetal development/placenta/birth outcomes/DOHaD please consider @UAZNursing! We’re doing some really exciting stuff (and it’s a remote program so max flexibility).

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3 years ago

@robingnelson *peak*

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3 years ago

@boyles_stefanie @HABrazeau When I was in grad school I worked at a vintage clothing store and fantasized about dropping out and doing that full time. But instead I stuck with the PhD AND my love for vintage fashion.

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3 years ago

Correction and more facts: Excitedly assigned whales one too many cervixes! 2 cervixes can theoretically occur in all mammals, a condition called uterus didelphys,but it’s rare. But our favorite weirdos, the marsupials (I don’t know if ALL marsupials), have 2 cervixes on the reg.

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3 years ago

In the original post you can see the placenta looks kind of like a croissant. That’s because the whale uterus is bicornuate (single vagina with 2 cervixes opening into 2 separate uterine horns) and this gorgeous placenta is shaped the same way because of its diffuse morphology.

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3 years ago

Love that multiple people have sent me this. Fun whale placenta facts! They are not just a round disc that embeds in one spot in the uterus, like primates’ do. They are diffuse, which means the entire uterine surface is covered in placenta, sort of like an endocast! Also:

Jules Howard @juleslhoward

3 years ago

Things I recently learned: Occasionally, seasoned whale-watchers / tourists get the spectacular thrill of seeing a whale placenta floating in the water. Here's one the size of a bathtub. (This one was spotted by Blue Bay Whale Watching in Byron Bay, Australia).