Donghai Liang, PhD, the study's lead author, confirmed that these substances appear to stay in babies' bodies after birth, ...

Scientists have uncovered a possible link between the placenta — the organ that provides oxygen and nutrients to a developing fetus — and the origins of mental illness. If confirmed true, this finding ...

A study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, UTHealth ...

Simone Holtznagel has revealed the reason why she drank her own placenta after giving birth to her daughter Gia, who is now one-year-old. The Australian top model, 31, told The Diary of a Birth ...

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In their research, scientists have identified a change in gene expression in the placenta of pregnant women with cancer. The ...

It happens when some of the blood vessels that connect your baby's umbilical cord to your placenta cross over, or near, the opening of your cervix. When your water breaks, these blood vessels ...

A new study has started to connect the dots between placenta DNA and the risk of psychiatric disorders later in life. But more work is needed to unpack the findings. | Credit: Katja Knupper/Die ...

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IgG is actively transported across the placenta to the fetus to provide immunological protection to the newborn via passive immunization for the first weeks of life. The transfer of maternal IgG ...