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 ...

A small placental surface in tall, heavy women (those with a body mass index (BMI) over 26 kg/m 2, the middle value for the women in the study); in these men their risk of heart disease rose by a ...