The placenta is an amazing structure in design and function. This section deals with the placenta in a broad, generalized form and is not by any means all inclusive. Placental pathology is an ...

The respect for the sacredness of life in the womb originates in Christianity’s Jewish roots. The ancient Jewish world was much different from the surrounding cultures of Palestine where ...

Doctors in the US have treated a fetus with a rapidly progressive congenital disease from inside the womb for the very first time. Instead of giving medicine to a child with severe neuromuscular ...

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The only thing more horrible than pregnancy to Ada is the idea that someone may view an unborn baby as deserving of life and give her the ability to survive outside of her mother’s womb if her ...

Amniotic fluid surrounds the growing fetus and provides a ballotable environment that is protective for the fetus. Amniotic fluid also assists in pulmonary development and the avoidance of ...