BACKGROUND: Preeclampsia affects approximately 1 in 10 pregnancies, leading to severe complications and long-term health ...

McKellar welcomed her only child, Draco, with ex-husband Mike Verta in September 2010 Michael Nied has been a digital news editor with PEOPLE since 2025. He has previously been published by Just Jared ...

The Wonder Years’ Danica McKellar has opened up about eating her placenta after giving birth, revealing she was “embarrassed” to love the taste. McKellar, 51, who starred as Winnie Cooper on the 1980s ...

For most people, the placenta is simply viewed as a temporary organ that supports a baby during pregnancy and is discarded after delivery. However, modern medicine has begun to recognize that the ...

Skin wounds heal with less scarring when thin sheets of dried human placenta are applied as dressings, according to research in mice and people. The placenta’s healing properties have been known since ...

Gestational diabetes can cause a multitude of complications in the offspring, but to date, the reasons are incompletely understood. A new study, exploring a foundational step in the process of ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Six common "forever chemicals"—may disrupt early placental development and endanger pregnancy health before most women ...

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of nearly 10,000 long-lasting chemical compounds that stay in the environment and have been linked to adverse health effects on humans, including ...

The placenta regulates the exchange of nutrients, gases, and metabolic products between a pregnant woman and the foetus, thereby ensuring healthy development. The first 90 days of pregnancy are ...

Placenta accreta is a life-threatening condition in which the placenta attaches to scar tissue left by a C-section. It used to be extremely rare. Placenta accreta is a life-threatening condition in ...

During pregnancy, the placenta is the lifeline between mother and baby. It supplies the foetus with oxygen and nutrients, removes waste products and acts as a partial shield against harmful substances ...