Although the ultrasound technician checks the position of the placenta and umbilical cords during the 20-week ultrasound, little further attention is paid to it beyond that. And that is a shame ...

The placenta and the hormones it produces may have played a crucial role in the evolution of the human brain, while also leading to the behavioral traits that have made human societies able to ...

I blend my placenta into my fiancé’s smoothies — he thinks they’re delicious By Andrew Court Published Nov. 4, 2022 ...

The placenta keeps the fetus healthy in the womb and, after birth, can be donated to strangers to offer "miraculous" healing power. The Cleveland Clinic describes the vital role of a healthy placenta.

Fisher calls the placenta “the forgotten organ.” In 2013, Tina Hesman Saey wrote a feature in Science News about new and growing efforts to understand the placenta.

eLife. "Placenta plays active part in transferring vitamin D to fetus during pregnancy." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 8 March 2022. <www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2022 / 03 / 220308115808.htm>.

Moms who eat newborns’ placentas “border on cannibalism,” a top medic says. Dr. Alex Farr blasted the trend as the placenta is genetically part of the tot. He said there was no proof it had h… ...