Like cancer, placental cells multiply rapidly, invade tissues, and evade destruction by the immune system, but maternal ...

If not handled properly, this condition can be dangerous for both mother and fetus. Read the full explanation here!

A study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, UTHealth Houston and collaborating institutions reveals that maternal COVID-19 ...

Examining the associations between the survey responses and placental DNA methylation, NIH genetic epidemiologist Fasil Tekola-Ayele and colleagues found that maternal depression was correlated with ...

However it concluded that “no significant difference in maternal iron levels was ... There might be even side effects of ...

Background: Previous studies of maternal risk factors for abnormal placental growth have focused on placental weight and placental ratio as measures of placental growth. We sought to identify ...

A Wisconsin woman, Taryn Apodaca, was saved from a life-threatening condition called placenta accreta by a ... any risk either," explained UW Health maternal-fetal medicine, Dr. Erin Bailey.

Changes in the maternal immune system are essential for acceptance of the fetus and for development of the placenta ... little is known about the side effects of adjuvants during pregnancy.