A retained placenta is when part or all of the placenta and membranes are left in the uterus after childbirth. After her ...

These cells are called extreme because they break many of the rules of biology. Amy Gladfelter, PhD, Cell Biologist at Duke ...

Researchers have discovered in new research that among women with placenta praevia undergoing cesarean delivery who received ...

Oxytocin is routinely given after C-sections to prevent life-threatening bleeding by helping the uterus contract and control ...

Abstract: Multimodal analysis of placental ultrasound (US) and microflow imaging (MFI) could greatly aid in the early diagnosis and interventional treatment of placental insufficiency (PI), ensuring a ...

Correspondence to Dr Daniel Cromb, Centre for the Developing Brain, School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences, King's College London Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine, London, UK; ...

The risk of developing early cardiovascular disease or dying from cardiovascular disease by the age of 28 was about 4.6 times higher among people born to mothers who had a placental abruption during ...

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of nearly 10,000 long-lasting chemical compounds that stay in the environment and have been linked to adverse health effects on humans, including ...

The placenta regulates the exchange of nutrients, gases, and metabolic products between a pregnant woman and the foetus, thereby ensuring healthy development. The first 90 days of pregnancy are ...

A collaboration led by Max Delbrück Center and University of Bath has uncovered how ancient viral DNA controls a gene linked to placenta development and pre-eclampsia, a life-threatening pregnancy ...

A postpartum hemorrhage, also known as PPH, is a serious but rare condition that causes women to bleed uncontrollably after giving birth. This typically happens within 1 day of giving birth but can ...