The placenta is an amazing structure ... contacts the villous surface, and leaves through the uterine veins. Fetal blood travels from the umbilical arteries to fetal capillaries that contact ...

Around six to seven dpf, the blastocyst implants into the surface ... the stage for placental diseases like preeclampsia. The uterine wall is home to glands, vessels, stromal cells, and immune cells ...

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

Preeclampsia, intrauterine fetal growth restriction, and other "great obstetrical syndromes" have been linked to disordered ...

Researchers identified genes that could explain why some assisted reproductive technologies, like IVF, carry a higher risk of growth and metabolic issues in offspring.

The second explanation is also losing support, as it has been found that both fetal and placental cells can bear surface major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules. The third explanation has ...

Fetal growth restriction is relatively ... really understand everything there is to know about the placenta. We are just scratching the surface." The study, funded by grants from Brain Canada ...

The Blood is the Flaming Chariot During the course of the nine months gestation period, fetal cells exit the uterus through the placenta and ... cells rush to the surface of cuts gotten from ...

Bustamante and her colleagues suspected that maternal smoking affects the placenta, a vital organ for fetal development. The placenta provides oxygen and nutrients to the fetus, while getting rid of ...

The fetal membranes consist of the chorion ... The chorion lies closest to the placenta. The chorionic sac encompasses the fetus and the amnion and is covered with chorionic villi until the ...