Toronto, ON - Women who experienced placental problems during pregnancy are twice as likely to develop premature cardiovascular disease as those who did not experience such complications, according to ...

With a placenta that functions less well, the risk of health problems (such as lack of oxygen) in the child and ultimately mortality around birth increases. Part of the study was also to see if the ...

The placenta contracts independently of the rest of the uterine wall, as seen in around 60% of 36 MRI-scanned healthy pregnancies, according to a new ...

The placenta contracts independently of the rest of the uterine wall, as seen in around 60% of 36 MRI-scanned healthy ...

Congenital heart defects are the most common form of human birth defect, but we still don't fully understand what causes them. Previous research had suggested that some heart defects could be ...

Researchers have found that utilizing Doppler ultrasound to assess blood flow in small unborn babies is instrumental in evaluating the functionality of the placenta. About 10 percent of unborn babies ...

The placenta may be dismissed as “afterbirth,” deemed an afterthought in discussions about pregnancy and even relegated, literally, to the trash bin. But at long last it is beginning to get its due.

Using ultrasound to measure blood flow in the placenta and the fetus could help spot issues tied to low birth weight, researchers report. As the Dutch investigators explained, about 10% of fetuses are ...

AS WE emerged into the world as newborns, each of us lost something important: a body part that had provided us with oxygen and nutrients, removed waste products and kept pathogens at bay. What became ...

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