Learn about the placenta in pregnancy, its key functions, common issues like previa and abruption, and expert-backed tips for a healthy pregnancy.

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 ...

Maternal obesity alters the structure of the placenta (a vital organ that nourishes the baby during pregnancy) more than gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM; a condition is diagnosed by poor glucose ...

The placenta has long been thought to produce serotonin during pregnancy. But in a new study, Yale researchers shatter the ...

Finding out the sex of a baby during pregnancy could lead to better life chances, a new study has discovered. Male baby pregnancies are more likely to result in complications, possibly because they ...

COLUMBUS , Ohio – An important cancer-related gene may play a critical role in the development of the placenta, the organ that controls nutrient and oxygen exchange between a mother and her fetus ...

Maimonides is the first hospital in New York City to establish a hospital-based placental donation program. Approximately ...