Modern medicine has begun to recognize that the placenta can have significant medical and scientific value even after childbirth.

Childbirth doesnt end with the babys arrival A gynaecologist explains the final stage of labour the delivery of the placenta ...

Find out when the placenta forms, and how the placenta supports your baby during your pregnancy.

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Placental vascular reactivity (PLVR) can help identify fetal congenital heart disease (CHD), according to a new study.

Jennifer Hughes’s placenta was delivered ten minutes after her first child, just before midnight on March 31. It was on the large side, with a liverish texture and a bluish tinge; it measured nine ...

This post-birth brew is something to coo about. A new mom says placenta smoothies have helped her bounce back after having a baby — and they’re so delicious she’s even whipped some up for her fiancé.

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