An international research team led by scientists from the University of Vienna has uncovered new insights into how ...

Pregnant women undergo all kinds of medical checks. This is to monitor the health of both the mother and child and to detect ...

These 13 celebrity moms consumed their placentas -- which is a controversial topic -- but is believed to have certain health ...

During pregnancy, mother and child are connected by the placenta, which is responsible for the exchange of oxygen and ...

The placental size increases throughout the pregnancy, but not in constant proportion. The placenta comprises 85% of the combined fetal/placental weight at 8 weeks' gestation, but only 12% at 38 ...

New research suggests that the unique way human placentas produce sex hormones during pregnancy may have been a key driver ...

NIPT tests work by scouring the mother’s blood for DNA fragments and mapping them to their chromosome of origin. Around 10% ...