Researchers say understanding how Zika virus spreads through the human placenta and reaches the fetus is critical to prevent or control the infection.

Infection with Zika virus in pregnancy can lead to neurological disorders, fetal abnormalities and fetal death. Until now, how the virus manages to cross the placenta, which nurtures the developing ...

Infection with Zika virus in pregnancy can lead to neurological disorders, fetal abnormalities and fetal death. Until now, ...

By fusing different human organoids, researchers have created “mini-brains” containing most of the cell types found in fetal ...

This stage is critical, as implantation is unlikely without adequately developing embryos. Sophisticated techniques, such as ...

Alex Gooding, 33, from Arizona , had a caesarean-section scar pregnancy (CSEP), where an embryo has implanted inside a deep ...

Maternal stress could leave epigenetic imprints on genes in the placenta associated with cortisol, and this would affect the ...

The addition of Marion General means the Lifeline of Ohio Placenta Donation Program will be available at all OhioHealth ...

Mono-di twins share a placenta, which means they need extra monitoring to make sure they're getting enough nutrients and ...

Taratula and collaborators including OSU postdoctoral researcher Babak Mamnoon and Maureen Baldwin, a physician at Oregon ...

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

A new drug delivery system shows promise for treating a rare, aggressive form of cancer affecting pregnant women and new mothers, and it has potential with other cancers as well.