When Lauren Burrow walked into her 20-week prenatal ultrasound appointment in March 2022, she had no idea that a routine scan would change the course of her pregnancy — and her career — forever.

What is the placenta exactly, how does it form… and should you eat it?

The placenta starts forming as early as six days after fertilization. At this point your baby-to-be is a hollow ball of several hundred cells called a blastocyst.

The placenta grows and changes shape throughout your pregnancy. Any vaginal bleeding, abdominal pain, or back pain may indicate a more serious issue that your doctor needs to address. Share on ...

Placenta accreta, a pregnancy condition where the placenta attaches too deeply to the uterus, is becoming more common. This is largely due to the increasing number of C-sections.

Your placenta is the lifeline between you and your baby while it's growing inside you. Once it's served that purpose, it's usually discarded. But you can choose to do any number of things with it ...

After giving birth, your placenta will deliver within 30 to 60 minutes, but you may be wondering how this happens. Placenta delivery depends on if your baby was delivered vaginally or via C ...

Placenta accreta is one of the less common conditions associated with hemorrhage in pregnancy. In fact, some obstetricians of long experience have never seen a case of it. However, when one learns ...

The placenta is the dedicated, underpaid employee that continues to work overtime. Some doctors and midwives delay clamping the umbilical cord for a few minutes after delivery, to reap the ...