The Cleveland Clinic describes the vital role of a healthy placenta. It's a temporary organ that forms in the uterus, or womb ...

We're going to do some myth busting on top misconceptions or confusions that prevent some expectant moms from donating the ...

Stress during pregnancy may cause changes in placental genes linked to cortisol regulation. These changes could impact fetal development.

Rarely, this burrowing in of the placenta may go out of control and cause a placental accreta that can lead to postpartum hemorrhage or uterine rupture and its concomitant fetal distress.

Tumors or masses within or around the fetus, such as sacrococcygeal teratomas. • Placental abnormalities, such as placenta praevia or placenta accreta, which can pose a risk to the mother and baby ...

Preeclampsia, intrauterine fetal growth restriction, and other "great obstetrical syndromes" have been linked to disordered placenta development, so understanding the structure and function of ...

Share on Pinterest “Before my husband Tom and I had a baby, we truly didn’t fight. Then, we had a baby and fought all the time,” said Jancee Dunn, a mom and author who went on to write a ...

Ex-model Katie Price has posted a heartwarming video alongside her sister Sophie Price, introducing fans to her "new baby". The excited TV personality was seen fawning over a tiny tot as they ...

If the development of blood vessels in the placenta is impaired, fetal growth retardation may result. Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the Mannheim Medical Faculty of ...

If the development of blood vessels in the placenta is impaired, fetal growth retardation may result. Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the Mannheim Medical Faculty of ...

Researchers found that in vitro fertilization (IVF) and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) pregnancies had the highest exposure to teratogenic medicines that potentially can harm the fetus ...