As if the sacrifices and indignities of pregnancy and childbirth aren’t enough, women are being told to eat their own placentas to avoid postpartum depression. Not malnourished women in some remote ...

As if the sacrifices and indignities of pregnancy and childbirth aren’t enough, women are being told to eat their own placentas to avoid postpartum depression. Not malnourished women in some remote ...

Circumvallate placenta is a rare condition that occurs when the amnion and chorion fetal membranes of the placenta fold backward around the edges of the placenta. The placenta helps a fetus grow ...

Professor of Evolutionary Ecology; Director, Evolution & Ecology Research Centre, UNSW Sydney The poor old placenta. It really doesn’t get much public attention. And yet it does a crucially important ...

Your placenta is the lifeline between you and your baby while it's growing inside you. Once it's served that purpose, it's usually discarded. But you can choose to do any number of things with it — ...