We examined three dimensions of placental growth: 1) placental weight; 2) placental thickness; and 3) chorionic plate area, using data from the National Collaborative Perinatal Project (NCPP).

Heavier placenta and fetal vulnerability The researchers used genetic analyses to solve this enigma and found increased placental weight in women who continued to smoke throughout pregnancy ...

Sato, N., et al. (2021) Placenta mediates the effect of maternal hypertension polygenic score on offspring birth weight: a study of birth cohort with fetal growth velocity data.

Using ultrasound to measure blood flow in the placenta and the fetus could help spot issues tied to low birth weight, researchers report. As the Dutch investigators explained, about 10% of fetuses ...

Nation & World Feds crack down on placenta weight loss remedy Originally published December 7, 2011 at 12:00 am Updated December 7, 2011 at 6:08 am ...