The condition, which results in over 70,000 maternal deaths and 500,000 fetal deaths each year worldwide, has long been hard ...

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

The prospective observational study was able to show that other factors, including weight, race or previous pregnancy ...

Researchers showed that low levels of placental growth factor (PlGF) -- a protein that signals placental development -- are ...

Maternal stress could leave epigenetic imprints on genes in the placenta associated with cortisol-a necessary hormone for ...

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

A groundbreaking study reveals that a simple blood test measuring placental growth factor (PlGF) levels can help predict ...

Rice University scientists and collaborators at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) have demonstrated a new method for detecting ...

Wendy Kuohung, MD, associate professor of obstetrics & gynecology at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, has been awarded a two-year, Discovery Research Grant from March of ...

Discover how PEARL, a cfDNA-based method, enhances early preeclampsia detection, offering safer, non-invasive prenatal ...