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 ...

disease or event affecting the placenta and membranes are coded here as main COD. If the same process has been shown to be present and equally significant in the fetal or cord compartment ...

Preterm birth (PTB) continues to pose a challenge in neonatal medicine, and it is the major cause of perinatal morbidity and ...

fused to a membrane trafficking sequence into one of the two cells of the zygote. Thus, they could determine the contribution of each cell to the development of two early structures: the trophectoderm ...

What is velamentous cord insertion? Typically, the umbilical cord connects a developing baby's belly to the middle of the placenta. This is where the cord is most secure and can e ...

After 30 weeks and three days of uncertainty and complications, the Cranston couple successfully delivered four identical ...