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While your baby grows and matures over nine months of pregnancy, there’s something else growing in your uterus — and it’s responsible for keeping your baby alive. You’ve likely already heard of the ...

British model Iskra Lawrence knew her unmedicated water birth would be painful. But what came as a surprise was the tremendous relief she felt after delivering the placenta. "It's the best feeling in ...

Delivering a baby is hard work. Aptly named labor, the process before childbirth can be physically and emotionally taxing — and even painful. While no two patients experience labor and delivery the ...

When you’re expecting, your body focuses on different types of hormone production, and oestrogen is a shining star among them ...

"Our findings emphasize the similarities between placentas and tumors," said Ruoslahti. The scientists demonstrated that two peptides - chains of amino acids - originally used to target tumors ...

Disorganized collagen in old C-section scars causes abnormal placental attachment in uterus in future pregnancies, not ...

Placenta accreta spectrum (PAS) used to be a rare pregnancy condition, but it now affects roughly 14,000 pregnancies annually ...

Some women eat the placenta, but few have tried turning it into a keepsake. Nov. 10, 2009— -- After the baby is born and the cooing in the delivery room begins, parents may do a variety of things ...

Assistant Anthropology Professor Sarah Pinto shared her experiences interviewing people in northern India on their perceptions of the phenomenon of birth as part of the Women's Studies Research ...

On the latest episode of Dr. Berlin’s Informed Pregnancy podcast, the 31-year-old opened up about what it was like to give birth-and that meant also talking about eating her post-birth placenta by ...

On the latest episode of Dr. Berlin’s Informed Pregnancy podcast, the 31-year-old opened up about what it was like to give birth-and that meant also talking about ...