Learn how placental malperfusion affects outcomes in Congenital Heart Disease and what genetic links reveal - keep reading to ...

During the first weeks of pregnancy, the developing placenta in a mother's womb undergoes a dramatic change. Individual cells merge ...

Without the protein galectin-3 (left), placental cells remain separate, each with their own nucleus (blue) surrounded by a ...

Elevated levels of type I interferon (IFN) during pregnancy are associated with intrauterine growth retardation, preterm birth, and fetal demise through mechanisms that are not well understood. A ...

As many as one in 10 pregnant women develop preeclampsia, a condition that can result in dangerously high blood pressure and other serious, potentially deadly complications for mother and child. Now, ...

Researchers lead a study showing the cellular detail of how the placenta changes during pregnancy. Early in pregnancy, something strange happens in the uterus: Cells from the fetal side of the ...

Maternal obesity alters the structure of the placenta (a vital organ that nourishes the baby during pregnancy) more than gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM; a condition is diagnosed by poor glucose ...

Placental malaria as a consequence of Plasmodium falciparum infections can lead to severe complications for both mother and child. Each year, placental malaria causes nearly 200,000 newborn deaths, ...

Pregnancy-related hypertensive disorders, most notably pre‐eclampsia, represent a complex spectrum of conditions that can lead to significant maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. These ...