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Placentophagia” refers to the process of a new mother consuming her placenta postpartum by either eating the placenta raw, ...

Their focus was on the endothelial cells from the area of the mouse placenta that corresponds to the chorionic villi in humans. The team found that in the normally formed placenta, the activity of ...

Their focus was on the endothelial cells from the area of the mouse placenta that corresponds to the chorionic villi in humans. The team found that in the normally formed placenta, the activity of ...

Lala Kent reveals she had her placenta encapsulated in pill form after giving birth to her second baby. In a recent post to her Instagram Stories, the 34-year-old Vanderpump Rules star shared a ...

Study finds higher levels of microplastics in preterm placentas, raising concerns about its impact on fetal development and maternal health.

This is the first step towards placenta digital twins. Armita Najmi, Ph.D. candidate in Grande Gutiérrez's lab and lead author of the paper said, "Our computational study provides practical ...

However, in some cases, there may be complications, such as placenta accreta that can make delivery difficult and even life-threatening. It occurs when the placenta attaches too deeply to the ...