Researchers found 12 different types of plastic in placentae—with significantly higher levels in those from preterm births.

If the development of blood vessels in the placenta is impaired, fetal growth retardation may result. Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the Mannheim Medical Faculty of ...

Placenta accreta is a health condition in which the placenta the source of food and oxygen for the foetus attaches too deeply ...

A new study has found that microplastics and nanoplastics accumulate in the placenta at much higher levels in preterm births ...

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

Fetuses with CHD show reduced placental blood flow, malperfusion defects, and impaired growth, affecting clinical outcomes.