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 study of human placentas suggests that urban air pollution may push the organ's resident immune cells into an inflammatory state.

A new study shows that severe flu infections in pregnant mice compromise both placental and brain barriers, allowing large ...

The coiled structure of the umbilical cord—the vital link between a baby and its mother during pregnancy—plays an important role in helping to keep babies healthy in the womb, according to new ...