If you're pregnant, you might wonder what the placenta does and what factors can affect the placenta. Get the facts about this important fetal organ. The placenta is an organ that develops in your ...

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 ...

Former Girls Next Door star Holly Madison isn't exactly the crunchy-hippie type—but that's not going to stop her from eating her placenta. The mom-to-be, who's due any day now, announced on her blog ...

The placenta supports the fetus while it is in utero (and, according to some, a placenta can even support a rosebush if it's buried under one after delivery). We know a placenta is essential for a ...

New research indicates marijuana-like compounds called endocannabinoids alter genes and biological signals critical to the formation of a normal placenta during pregnancy and may contribute to ...

New research suggests the coronavirus can invade and destroy the placenta and lead to stillbirths in infected women. It's an uncommon outcome for any pregnancy but women with COVID-19 face an elevated ...

New research suggests the coronavirus can invade and destroy the placenta and lead to stillbirths in infected women. It’s an uncommon outcome for any pregnancy, but women with COVID-19 face an ...

If you're pregnant, you might wonder what the placenta does and what factors can affect it. Get the facts about this important organ that joins the mother and baby. What does the placenta do? The ...