Jennifer Hughes’s placenta was delivered ten minutes after her first child, just before midnight on March 31. It was on the large side, with a liverish texture and a bluish tinge; it measured nine ...

What is placenta accreta? It's a rare condition that affects around 0.2% of pregnancies. Normally, your placenta forms an attachment to the uterine lining, called the endometrium. But if you have ...

Professor of Evolutionary Ecology; Director, Evolution & Ecology Research Centre, UNSW Sydney The poor old placenta. It really doesn’t get much public attention. And yet it does a crucially important ...

Cases included singleton infants admitted to the intensive care unit (2005 to 2010) with platelet counts <100 000 μl −1. We selected a contemporaneous control group matched for gestational age: 49 ...

In any placental mammal a finely tuned immune system protects its body against invasion. Detection of foreign proteins triggers rejection. Yet half the genes of a fetus in the mother’s womb stem from ...

Bryony McNeill does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

When Brooke Brumfield wasn't battling morning sickness, she craved nachos. Like many first-time expectant mothers, she was nervous and excited about her pregnancy. She had just bought a house with her ...

The emergence of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) in December 2019 was followed by its rapid worldwide spread, causing the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) to become a ...

Medically reviewed by Renita White, MD Key Takeaways Placental abruption can be mild, moderate, or severe, and is considered ...

Health and wellness touch each of us differently. This is one person’s story. Around this time three years ago, I was preparing for the birth of my first child. I’d spent hours diligently researching ...

In any placental mammal a finely tuned immune system protects its body against invasion. Detection of foreign proteins triggers rejection. Yet half the genes of a fetus in the mother’s womb stem from ...