The placenta, a vital organ during pregnancy, is known for its role in providing nutrients and...
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New MRI Method Provides Better Imaging Of The Placenta During Pregnancy
A new study, funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH,) has resulted in a new method to...
What You Need to Know About Placental Function and Complications
When a woman is pregnant, one of the most important organs responsible for sustaining the pregnancy...
Health Canada Warns New Moms About Consuming Human Placenta Products
Last week Health Canada released a warning urging anyone loing to consume any products that contain...
What is Placental Abruption?
The placenta is an essential structure for fetal growth and development. When it separates from the...
Mississippi Woman Wins Right To Her Placenta
Pregnant with her first child, Jordan Thiering has thought of everything. The baby's room is ready...
A Safe New Way to Deliver Medicine to the Placenta
Many pregnancy complications occur due to a malfunctioning placenta that fails to iver the right...
Researchers: No Proven Health Benefits From Consuming Placenta
Placentophagy, the practice of eating the placenta after giving birth has become popular in recent...
Placentophagy Not a Fading Fad and US Moms Swear by its Health Benefits
Whether it’s the latest diet or supplement or even workout routine, health fads tend to come and go...
Researchers Work To Determine Why Premature Baby Girls Have Better Survival Odds Than Boys
While the survival rates of babies born 26 weeks, and later are 80% and higher, the child's gender...
Newborn’s Health Influenced Significantly by the Placenta
We know it as the organ that connects the developing fetus to to the uterine wall to allow...