Some new parents are opting for lotus births, where the placenta and umbilical cord are left until they fall off naturally — but is it safe? Julie Mazziotta is the Senior Sports Editor at PEOPLE, ...

An inverted uterus — a uterus that folds in on itself — is a serious, potentially deadly complication. (Illustration: Joamir Salcedo; photo: Getty Images) Some people assume that pregnancy and ...

Reviewed by Dr. Catherine Shaffer, Ph.D. The placenta is usually attached to the wall of the uterus. It grows in the uterus and supplies oxygen and food to the baby via umbilical cord. The placenta ...

I had not given much thought to placentas until the one inside me refused to come out. I’d never thought of the placenta as an object that had agency, let alone its own personality. But there I was, ...

If you're pregnant, you might wonder what the placenta does and what factors can affect it. Get the facts about this important organ that joins the mother and baby. What does the placenta do? The ...

Now that the star is considering baby number three, here are all the facts about this potentially serious — but rare — condition A version of this article originally appeared on Health.com. You aren’t ...

Pregnancy is a fascinating concept -- a human life taking shape inside the body, growing multiple organs, limbs, developing a personality, etc. Also known as gestation period, pregnancy is calculated ...

The umbilical cord may not attach to the placenta in the same place as it did in the earlier pregnancies. The placement of a cord varies in every pregnancy, which is normal. But why does it happen, ...

If you are around 20 weeks pregnant, you’re probably getting ready for your first big ultrasound. An ultrasound is a non-invasive prenatal test done by a medical professional with a special wand ...

As well as keeping a baby healthy while developing in the womb, the placenta can stimulate and aid the healing process when used to treat damaged areas of the eye. (Getty Images) “It was just burning.

Shedding light on just how pervasive plastic consumption has become, a recent scientific study revealed something alarming: scientists discovered microplastics in every single human placenta that they ...