The placenta never fails to amaze. The conventions that we take for granted as required for the normal formation and function of other organs are often flouted by placental trophoblasts, the ...

Your baby has been born, but there’s one final step — delivering the placenta. Here’s what to expect from this last stage of ...

The placenta has long been thought to produce serotonin during pregnancy. But in a new study, Yale researchers shatter the deep-rooted hypothesis — and show that the placenta doesn’t produce serotonin ...

The placenta grows and changes shape throughout your pregnancy. Any vaginal bleeding, abdominal pain, or back pain may indicate a more serious issue that your doctor needs to address. Share on ...

Now, scientists at Scripps Research have identified a key player in the placenta's transformation-a molecule called ...

Vasa previa is a rare complication that can occur during pregnancy. It happens when some of the blood vessels that connect your baby's umbilical cord to your placenta cross over, or near, the opening ...

The human placenta and fetus are unlikely to be infected with COVID-19 due to minimal expression of SARS-CoV-2-related proteins and receptors in the placenta, a new study says. The placenta can shield ...

"Couldn't taste the placenta at all!" the Teen Mom 2 star wrote on her Instagram Stories Kailyn Lowry is enjoying a postpartum sweet treat. The Teen Mom 2 star, 28, revealed to fans on Tuesday that ...

Schizophrenia-related genes in the placenta are predictive of the size of a baby's brain at birth and the rate of cognitive development. In a complicated pregnancy, such genes could raise the risk of ...