The Cleveland Clinic describes the vital role of a healthy placenta. It's a temporary organ that forms in the uterus, or womb ...

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

Di-di twins are like roommates with their own room and fridge. They each have their own placenta and amniotic sac – and ...

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

Birth tissue donation is part of a growing statewide program with thousands of participants run through Tennessee Donor Services.

This inflammation most commonly results from bacterial infection of the amniotic fluid, the fetal membranes, the placenta, and/or the uterus. In clinical practice, the terms "chorio" and ...

“The placenta is a fetal organ, but it has maternal cells infiltrating ... cells are fetal because they may have different contributions.” In extraplacental membranes, fetal stromal cells and maternal ...

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