Claire Porter

Oct 7, 2024 | sbj.net | Claire Porter

Family: I have been married to my husband and best friend, Michael, for 17 years and we have two amazing daughters, Ellie and Lucy. We also have a goldendoodle, Louie, that I love. Words to live by: “Clear is kind. Unclear is unkind.” —Brené Brown. I have learned there is both goodness and necessity in direct communication and diving into hard conversations.  Dream dinner party guest: My therapist. I would love to have a substantial amount of time with her knowing that I will not be billed.

Jun 16, 2024 | inverse.com | Claire Porter

When Mana Parast was a medical resident in 2003, she had an experience that would change the course of her entire career: her first fetal autopsy. The autopsy, which pushed Parast to pursue perinatal and placental pathology, was on a third-trimester stillbirth. “There was nothing wrong with the baby; it was a beautiful baby,” she recalled. We’re not done; she remembers her teacher telling her go find the placenta.

Jun 12, 2024 | worldcrunch.com | Claire Porter |Saher Alghorra

When Mana Parast was a medical resident in 2003, she had an experience that would change the course of her entire career: her first fetal autopsy. The autopsy, which pushed Parast to pursue perinatal and placental pathology, was on a third-trimester stillbirth. “There was nothing wrong with the baby, it was a beautiful baby,” she recalled. We’re not done, she remembers her teacher telling her, go find the placenta.

Jun 4, 2024 | harvardpublichealth.org | Claire Porter

Written by Claire Marie Porter Published June 4, 2024 Read Time 9 min When Mana Parast was a medical resident in 2003, she had an experience that would change the course of her entire career: her first fetal autopsy. The autopsy, which pushed Parast to pursue perinatal and placental pathology, was on a third-trimester stillbirth. “There was nothing wrong with the baby; it was a beautiful baby,” she recalled. We’re not done, she remembers her teacher telling her. Go find the placenta. The...

Jun 1, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Claire Porter

When Mana Parast was a medical resident in 2003, she had an experience that would change the course of her entire career: her first fetal autopsy. The autopsy, which pushed Parast to pursue perinatal and placental pathology, was on a third-trimester stillbirth. “There was nothing wrong with the baby; it was a beautiful baby,” she recalls. We’re not done , she remembers her teacher telling her. Go find the placenta.