Hypertension during pregnancy can lead to several dangers to the health of the mother and the baby. Know the symptoms to watch out for.

Hypertension or high blood pressure, has for a long time been known to have cardiovascular health risks. Its impacts on ...

Pregnant women who smoke face serious health risks and a double stigma, combining societal judgment and addiction, which ...

placental abruption, preterm birth, and cesarean section (Table 2). As part of family planning before conception, they should be counseled about these risks and the anticipated need for surveillance ...

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In this emotional video, I share my experience of nearly losing my baby at 34 weeks due to placental abruption and severe preeclampsia. This is my story of a preterm delivery and the challenges we ...

"The world stopped," Wendy Thao told Newsweek. "When they finally told me there was no heartbeat, it felt like...watching ...

On gestation day 20, we quantified uterine artery blood flow using microultrasound, visualized placental arterial network using x-ray microcomputed tomography, determined fetoplacental hypoxia using ...

Biochemical ‘DNA methylation’ marks are found across the genome in vertebrate animals, but in the early embryos of placental mammals, such as mice and humans, they are largely erased in a ...

These hormones, including human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), human placental lactogen (hPL), and placental growth hormone (hPGH), among others, are essential for pregnancy maintenance, fetal growth, ...

8 MRC Unit The Gambia at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Fajara, The Gambia Purpose The PREgnancy Care Integrating translational Science, Everywhere Network was established to ...

A Queensland mum was convinced she was losing her twin girls when she woke up bleeding heavily after a placental abruption, sparking a mercy dash to Brisbane. Instead, thanks to the fast actions ...