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Disorganized collagen in old C-section scars causes abnormal placental attachment in uterus in future pregnancies, not ...

Placenta accreta spectrum (PAS) used to be a rare pregnancy condition, but it now affects roughly 14,000 pregnancies annually, posing a major cause of maternal death.

A recent study published in the journal Scientific Reports reported that circulating microparticle (CMP) proteins predict pregnancies complicated by placenta accreta spectrum (PAS). The primary ...

You may worry about your baby if you find out that you have placenta previa. You are likely to be in your second trimester if ...

Placenta previa is a condition whereby your placenta sits low in your uterus and covers the entrance to your cervix partially ...

Of the nearly 4 million births each year in the United States, roughly 50,000 are marked by life-threatening complications, and up to 900 result in maternal death during delivery. One major, often ...

The life of billions of people inhabiting Earth is owed to a temporary organ that supported and nourished them in a mother’s womb. The placenta, or afterbirth, is considered sacred by some cultures, ...