Using ultrasound to measure blood flow in the placenta and the fetus could help spot issues tied to low birth weight, researchers report. As the Dutch investigators explained, about 10% of fetuses are ...

A team of researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health has developed a new ultrasound technique to monitor the placenta for impaired fetal blood flow early in pregnancy. The technique, ...

A study published in Nature Biomedical Engineering details a novel method for imaging the placenta in pregnant patients as well as the results of a pilot clinical study. By combining optical ...

Your stress may be at an all-time high when you hear that you have a low-lying placenta. In the sea of problems related to pregnancy, this term can once again leave you wondering about its meaning.

Placenta previa may sound concerning, and you may even wonder whether it can go away on its own. The good thing is that it does go away in many pregnancies. It happens due to placental migration. You ...

Placental bulge sign on prenatal ultrasound or MRI helps diagnose severe placental accreta spectrum disorder warranting hysterectomy rather than conservative management Leesburg, VA, May 27, ...

A new study shows oxygenation levels in the placenta, formed during the last three months of fetal development, are an important predictor of cortical growth (development of the outermost layer of the ...