May 5 is International Day of the Midwife. This year's theme is "one million more" — reflecting a shortage of midwives.

The University of Alberta just received the largest donation in its history, and the funds hope to further health research at ...

A Hiroshima-University-led research team has discovered a key gene responsible for the initiation of gemma development, ...

The placenta contracts independently of the rest of the uterine wall, as seen in around 60% of 36 MRI-scanned healthy ...

The placenta and fetal circulation form a complex, finely tuned system that keeps babies nourished and oxygenated before birth. From unique blood flow pathways to maternal cardiovascular adaptations, ...

A new Yale study published in JAMA Network Open finds that the virus that causes COVID-19 does not linger in placental tissue ...

Summary: In a landmark study, scientists have created the most detailed map ever of the “maternal-fetal interface”—the critical biological border where a mother’s uterus meets the baby’s placenta. By ...

After operating in secrecy for years, a startup company called R3 Bio, in Richmond, California, suddenly shared details about its work last week—saying it had raised money to create nonsentient monkey ...

Epigenetic programming from prolonged undernutrition and terror can persist 3–4 generations, plausibly contributing to elevated cardiometabolic and mental health ...

How the selection committee evaluates Texas Tech after the season-ending injury to JT Toppin (15) is one major question this weekend. John E. Moore III / Getty Images INDIANAPOLIS — Coaches are always ...

Danica McKellar didn't go into childbirth thinking she was going to taste her placenta, but it sounds like she's glad she did. The Wonder Years actress explained her surprising postpartum culinary ...