The placenta acts as a life-support system for your growing baby. It decides the nutrients, oxygen, and antibodies a baby should get while restricting harmful substances from passing to the baby.

If the development of blood vessels in the placenta is impaired, fetal growth retardation may result. Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the Mannheim Medical Faculty of ...

By Stephen Beech A "good" gut bacteria found in probiotic drinks and tablets leads to a healthier pregnancy, according to new ...

Excitement and questions double when you're expecting twins. Whether your twins share a placenta or have their own depends on when the fertilised egg splits, and this can significantly impact your ...

COLUMBUS , Ohio – An important cancer-related gene may play a critical role in the development of the placenta, the organ that controls nutrient and oxygen exchange between a mother and her fetus ...

Maternal obesity alters the structure of the placenta (a vital organ that nourishes the baby during pregnancy) more than gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM; a condition is diagnosed by poor glucose ...

Finding out the sex of a baby during pregnancy could lead to better life chances, a new Cambridge study has discovered. Male baby pregnancies are more likely to result in complications, possibly ...

Research led by the University of Cambridge has found the first clear evidence that the "good" gut bacteria Bifidobacterium ...

Finding out the sex of a baby during pregnancy could lead to better life chances, a new study has discovered. Male baby pregnancies are more likely to result in complications, possibly because they ...