"One of the things with a growth-restricted placenta is that it doesn't have as good a vascular tree as a normal placenta does," Jones said. Jones is senior author of a study published in Nature ...

IGF-1 signaling is important for normal placental development. In pregnancies complicated by fetal growth restriction there are lower levels of this protein, contributing to smaller birthweights ...

“One of the things with a growth-restricted placenta is that it doesn’t have as good a vascular tree as a normal placenta does,” Jones said. Jones is senior author of a study published in ...