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Dr. Jansson demonstrated that the placenta, regulated by maternal nutrition and metabolism, plays a key role in determining fetal growth.

Some women eat the placenta, but few have tried turning it into a keepsake. Nov. 10, 2009— -- After the baby is born and the cooing in the delivery room begins, parents may do a variety of things ...

Disorganized collagen in old C-section scars causes abnormal placental attachment in uterus in future pregnancies, not ...

“It didn’t hit me that this could potentially be problematic,” Courtney Nowak, of Staten Island, NY remembers thinking. She had just had a routine sonogram at 13 weeks and her doctor had drawn her a ...

It’s 10 a.m. on a Tuesday morning in a hospital conference room, and this not your average birthday planning committee. Here’s the invitation list for the multidisciplinary meeting to plan this ...

Fruit of the Womb turns a woman's placenta into pill form. August 5, 2011— -- Mother-of-three Tamara Guida believes that women should eat their own placenta because the nutrient-packed organ that ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. The placenta is what develops in the ...

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Placenta previa is a condition whereby your placenta sits low in your uterus and covers the entrance to your cervix partially ...

Placenta previa occurs when the placenta settles unusually low in the uterus and lies near or directly over the cervix. Since the cervix is the pathway your baby uses during labour, a low placenta ...

Scientists express concern over health impacts, with another study finding particles in arteries ...