This serious pregnancy condition happens when the placenta attaches too deeply into the uterine wall. Experts explain causes, symptoms, and treatment. During pregnancy, the placenta typically attaches ...

An anterior placenta is when the placenta attaches to the front of the uterus, near the belly. It’s a common and typically non-risky position, but it might make it harder to feel baby kicks. Finding ...

Placenta previa is a condition whereby your placenta sits low in your uterus and covers the entrance to your cervix partially ...

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Placenta previa happens when your placenta rests lower than usual and sits close to your cervix. This can change the way your lower belly feels, sometimes making sensations stronger or different from ...

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — After months of nurturing your unborn baby and bringing them into the world, mothers, your labor is not in vain. Is it possible that one of the most vital forms of protection ...

When Mana Parast was a medical resident in 2003, she had an experience that would change the course of her entire career: her first fetal autopsy. The autopsy, which pushed Parast to pursue perinatal ...

Content warning: This interview includes discussion of miscarriage and pregnancy loss, and may be triggering for some listeners. The placenta is an incredible body part. It’s the only organ grown ...

Some women eat the placenta, but few have tried turning it into a keepsake. Nov. 10, 2009— -- After the baby is born and the cooing in the delivery room begins, parents may do a variety of things ...

Disorganized collagen in old C-section scars causes abnormal placental attachment in uterus in future pregnancies, not ...