Researchers identified genes that could explain why some assisted reproductive technologies, like IVF, carry a higher risk of ...

Placenta accreta is a health condition in which the placenta the source of food and oxygen for the foetus attaches too deeply ...

Placenta accreta spectrum (PAS) disorders are a group of conditions characterized by abnormal attachment of the placenta to the uterine wall. This can range from a superficial attachment to deeper ...

and pregnancy weight gain with abnormal placental growth and to determine whether abnormal placental growth might mediate effect on birth weight and childhood growth.

Vascular specialist Hellmut Augustin from the DKFZ and the Mannheim Medical Faculty of Heidelberg University is well aware of the enormous importance of blood vessel development during pregnancy: ...

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) are known causes of placental insufficiency leading to adverse perinatal ...

By using genetic material from two male mice, researchers successfully created pups that survived to adulthood, offering ...

Fetuses with CHD show reduced placental blood flow, malperfusion defects, and impaired growth, affecting clinical outcomes.

This complication can cause growth disorders in the baby because it is no longer properly supplied via the placenta. As expected based on the results obtained in the mouse, the placental ...