Yale researchers have shown that placental examination resulted in the accurate pathologic determination of more than 90% of previously unexplained pregnancy losses, a discovery that they say may ...

What does the placenta do? The placenta transfers essential nutrients from your body to the baby and acts as a respiratory organ, passing oxygen from your blood (via the placental membrane) and ...

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 ...

A newly created tool that combines computer vision and artificial intelligence (AI) could assist healthcare providers in quickly assessing placentas during birth, potentially enhancing maternal and ...

Our objective was to examine the strength of the associations between routinely collected first and second trimester maternal serum markers and maternal and obstetric characteristics with MAP among a ...

When the placenta fixes itself to the front of your stomach, it’s called anterior placenta. While typically not a concern, it may cause potential complications. The placenta is a unique organ that’s ...