As if giving birth isn’t difficult enough, about 14 million women each year lose a significant amount of blood within 24 hours of delivery — a condition called postpartum hemorrhage (PPH). It’s more ...

During pregnancy, the placenta secretes hormones that increase insulin resistance, which may cause gestational diabetes (GD). Left untreated, diabetes can damage the placenta. GD begins in the ...

Research sheds light on how genetics influences the growth of the placenta and reveals a link to increased risk of disease in the mother. The placenta is an organ which grows in the womb alongside the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “We wanted to explore pregnancy outcomes using a large database study” Jansson-Knodell, from the department of ...