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

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

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 ...

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

Preeclampsia, intrauterine fetal growth restriction, and other great obstetrical syndromes — a group of pregnancy complications — have been linked to disordered placenta development. Understanding the ...

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

Placental abruption is a life-threatening pregnancy complication that occurs when the placenta prematurely separates from the wall of the uterus. It reduces the fetus's oxygen and nutrient supply and ...

Background: Previous studies of maternal risk factors for abnormal placental growth have focused on placental weight and placental ratio as measures of placental growth. We sought to identify ...

Placenta accreta is a health condition in which the placenta the source of food and oxygen for the foetus attaches too deeply to the uterine wall Here is how it affects the delivery of the child ...

Our own studies demonstrate that the Vitamin D receptor (VDR) is significantly decreased in placentae from human pregnancies complicated by FGR and contributes to abnormal placental trophoblast ...