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

Preeclampsia is a complication that arises in 5-8% of pregnancies. It causes high blood pressure (hypertension) and may also ...

The pregnancy complication is marked by high blood pressure and can lead to liver or kidney damage and is not usually ...

She hopes that these tools can one day help reveal how defects emerging early in development set the stage for placental diseases like preeclampsia. The uterine wall is home to glands, vessels, ...

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 ...

A new blood test has an 80% accuracy in predicting preterm preeclampsia, according to a study published today, Feb. 12, in ...

The vessels of the placenta are derived from the mesoderm. The implantation process occurs within 5–8 days of fertilization by attaching the blastocyst to an optimal location of the uterus.

A new blood test has the potential to identify a hard-to-predict but sometimes deadly pregnancy complication weeks before it would normally be found, leading to early treatment and possibly prevention ...