Placenta accreta is a health condition in which the placenta the source of food and oxygen for the foetus attaches too deeply ...

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

L eading obstetricians and gynaecologists have given reasons why the placenta must be out 15 minutes after vaginal delivery.

Despite being one of the most important organs, the placenta is one of the least understood. “It’s such a fascinating organ,” said Norah Fogarty, a developmental biologist at King’s College London.

A new study has found that microplastics and nanoplastics accumulate in the placenta at much higher levels in preterm births than in full-term pregnancies. Surprisingly, preterm placentas had absorbed ...

Learn about our Editorial Policies. Approximately five days post fertilization (dpf), the blastocyst develops. The inner cell mass gives rise to the fetus, while the surrounding trophectoderm ...

Birth tissue donation is part of a growing statewide program with thousands of participants run through Tennessee Donor Services.

Study finds higher levels of microplastics in preterm placentas, raising concerns about its impact on fetal development and maternal health.

Maternal stress could leave epigenetic imprints on genes in the placenta associated with cortisol -- a necessary hormone for fetal development -- and this would affect the baby's development from very ...