Find out when the placenta forms, and how the placenta supports your baby during your pregnancy.

The processes involved in placental development are highly regulated to ensure normal growth of the developing fetal tissues and the maintenance of a healthy pregnancy. A unique function of the ...

A team of researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health has developed a new ultrasound technique to monitor the placenta for impaired fetal blood flow early in pregnancy. The technique, ...

Preterm neonates being resuscitated do not experience better outcomes if placental circulation is kept intact vs if providers engage in umbilical cord milking and early cord clamping. The primary ...

The placenta is an organ that grows in the womb during pregnancy. Placental insufficiency (also called placental dysfunction or uteroplacental vascular insufficiency) is an uncommon but serious ...

Blood flows preferentially to the placenta instead of the brain in fetuses of mothers with diabetes, reveals new research. Blood flows preferentially to the placenta instead of the brain in fetuses of ...

During pregnancy, the mother experiences a wide range of physiological changes to ensure that the fetus grows and develops normally while keeping her body healthy. One such change is adapting to the ...

Leipzig, Germany - 10 December 2016: Blood flows preferentially to the placenta instead of the brain in foetuses of mothers with diabetes, reveals research presented today at EuroEcho-Imaging 2016.1 ...