A Chinese doctor who was exposed for secretly taking placentas away after new mothers gave birth has shocked mainland social ...

Discover how scientists can use the placenta’s DNA to identify and treat neuropsychiatric disorders, like schizophrenia, ...

In people not adapted to life at altitude, the sparse oxygen can impair fetal growth, causing issues that can last a lifetime ...

The placenta keeps the fetus healthy in the womb and, after birth, can be donated to strangers to offer "miraculous" healing power. The Cleveland Clinic describes the vital role of a healthy placenta.

A test for abnormal fetal chromosomes can also detect maternal cancers—and physicians are struggling to incorporate that ...

The Zika virus builds tiny tunnels, called tunneling nanotubes, to stealthily transport material needed to infect nearby cells, including in placental cells, according to a team of researchers from ...

The former Little Mix star is pregnant with identical twins and revealed on social media at the start of March that they are ...