Bringing a baby into the world is a special moment, but recovery involves necessary steps your body must complete. One key process is the removal of the placenta after childbirth. If the placenta does ...

What do stillbirths, child stunting and impaired cognitive development have in common? It could be that all these problems start in the womb, with a placenta that doesn’t function as it should.

Mechanisms that facilitate and protect the developing fetus within the uterus are obscure. Hence, the pathogenesis of several important pregnancy disorders is poorly understood and we have little ...