A new rat study explores lung function and placental changes in the presence of infection and inflammation. The study ...

A new blood test has an 80% accuracy in predicting preterm preeclampsia, according to a study published today, Feb. 12, in ...

The pregnancy complication is marked by high blood pressure and can lead to liver or kidney damage and is not usually ...

The Cleveland Clinic describes the vital role of a healthy placenta. It's a temporary organ that forms in the uterus, or womb ...

NEW mum Lottie Tomlinson has joined the likes of Kim Kardashian and Rochelle Humes who decided to eat their own placenta after giving birth. The makeup artist and sister of One ...

Researchers found 12 different types of plastic in placentae—with significantly higher levels in those from preterm births.

Through the collaborative research efforts as part of the Superfund Research Program (SRP), scientists from Rice University and Baylor College of ...

Birth tissue donation is part of a growing statewide program with thousands of participants run through Tennessee Donor Services.

Rice scientists and collaborators at Baylor College of Medicine have demonstrated a new method for detecting the presence of ...

Researchers develop targeted polymersomes loaded with methotrexate for the treatment of gestational choriocarcinoma, ...

Microplastics, which are less than 5 millimeters, and nanoplastics, which are invisible to the naked eye, are widespread ...