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 ...
Dr. Jansson demonstrated that the placenta, regulated by maternal nutrition and metabolism, plays a key role in determining fetal growth.
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 ...
During pregnancy, the placenta secretes hormones that increase insulin resistance, which may cause gestational diabetes (GD). Left untreated, diabetes can damage the placenta. GD begins in the ...
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 ...
Maternal obesity alters the structure of the placenta (a vital organ that nourishes the baby during pregnancy) more than gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM; a condition is diagnosed by poor glucose ...
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 ...
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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The connection between oestrogen and placenta development
When you’re expecting, your body focuses on different types of hormone production, and oestrogen is a shining star among them. It gets your body ready for pregnancy, but helps the placenta grow and ...
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