Is your placenta sitting front and center? Find out if an anterior placenta will have any effect on your pregnancy.

He noted that to prevent this, an injection called oxytocin was given after the delivery of the baby to ensure the placenta ...

A new study led by Serge McGraw, researcher at CHU Sainte-Justine and professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Montreal, demonstrates that the effects of alcohol ...

This temporary organ that develops alongside the embryo can deliver clues regarding the health of the pregnant woman and her baby ...

Placenta praevia happens when the placenta attaches in the lower part of the uterus (womb), sometimes completely covering the cervix (neck of the womb). Placenta accreta is a rare but serious ...

Kim Kardashian and now-ex Kanye West started growing their family in 2013, and the reality star has been gushing about her ...

shows that the effects of alcohol exposure on an embryo prior to implantation in the uterus can be detected in the late-gestation placenta. A University of Queensland-led study has failed to find ...

Rarely, this burrowing in of the placenta may go out of control and cause a placental accreta that can lead to postpartum hemorrhage or uterine rupture and its concomitant fetal distress.

Placenta accreta spectrum (PAS) occurs when the placenta grows deeply into the wall of the uterus and is unable to detach after childbirth. Depending on the depth of invasion, the condition is ...