In circumvallate placenta, the chorionic plate, which is the part of the placenta that’s on the fetal side, is too small. That causes the membranes to double back on the fetal side and around ...

With her initial test of her placenta-on-a-chip model, Hashemi determined that a steady if small amount of caffeine made it over to the “fetal” side after putting in a much greater amount on ...

Researchers lead a study showing the cellular detail of how the placenta changes during pregnancy. Early in pregnancy, something strange happens in the uterus: Cells from the fetal side of the ...

The placenta has two sides. The parental side is usually dark red in color, while the fetal side is shiny and almost translucent in color. After the baby is born, ...

Air pollution particles can cross to fetal side of the placenta, study finds by Susan Perry 09/18/2019 02/06/2024. Share this: Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email; ...

The placenta comprises 85% of the combined fetal/placental weight at 8 weeks' gestation, but only 12% at 38 weeks. Late growth restriction will not affect placental weight as much as early growth ...

Early in pregnancy, something strange happens in the uterus: Cells from the fetal side of the developing placenta invade the uterine endometrium and work with the mother’s immune system to remodel the ...

Scientists reveal epigenetic controls shaping placenta function, ... the activity of certain critical genes in the endothelial cells decreases from the maternal to the fetal side. ... DNA ...

The fetal placenta lies on the other side of the placental barrier, a wall of tissue that separates the mother's blood from the developing baby's. (Image credit: angelhell/iStock/Getty Images Plus) ...

If the development of blood vessels in the placenta is impaired, fetal growth retardation may result. Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the Mannheim Medical Faculty of ...