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

Scientists at the University of Technology Sydney 3D bioprinted placental organoids to study the placenta in eary pregnancy.

Pregnancy complications such as preeclampsia and preterm birth often arise during the late stage of pregnancy. However, researchers have primarily relied on placental cells from early pregnancy to ...

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 ...

A study of human placentas suggests that urban air pollution may push the organ's resident immune cells into an inflammatory ...

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 ...

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 ...

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