That said, unless things are cut short by a C-section, all women go through three precise stages of labor and childbirth: labor itself (which includes early labor, active labor and transitional labor) ...

"Undead" cells in the placenta that spew proteins may help explain cases of heart failure that happen in late pregnancy and the early postpartum period. When you purchase through links on our site, we ...

Using ultrasound to measure blood flow in the placenta and the fetus could help spot issues tied to low birth weight, researchers report. As the Dutch investigators explained, about 10% of fetuses are ...

In this heartfelt video, I recount my personal journey of almost losing my baby at 34 weeks due to placental abruption and ...

A new study may change the way clinicians and scientists understand, diagnose and treat placenta accreta spectrum disorder, a serious condition in which the placenta fails to separate from the uterus ...

Kourtney Kardashian touted the benefits of ingesting her “juicy placenta” after welcoming her newborn son, Rocky. The “Kardashians” star posted a photo of her “Mommy made encapsulation” supplements to ...

A few months into his postdoctoral research at Baylor College of Medicine in 2021, Rafael Michita made a curious observation.