(A) The placenta-on-a-chip device’s upper (blue) and lower (red) chambers are separated by a semi-permeable membrane. (B) Researchers put maternal cells in one chamber and fetal cells in the other.

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In circumvallate placenta, the chorionic plate, which is the part of the placenta that’s on the fetal side, is too small. That causes the membranes to double back on the fetal side and around ...

The placenta-on-a-chip, as it’s refined in the coming years, could be used to answer research questions and determine the impact of drugs and toxins during pregnancy, these investigators say.

The placentas and fetal membranes of twins have been the subject of extensive surveys by Guttmacher, 1 and those of triplets by Saniter 2 and Williams. 3 Quintuple births were reviewed by ...

The map shows changes in gene expression patterns among different cell types in the placenta and surrounding membranes, including both maternal and fetal-derived cells.

Changes in the placenta may increase the ... prematurely have a three times increased risk of suffering from asthma-related problems if there is inflammation in the fetal membranes and placenta.

Deciphering maternal-fetal cross-talk in the human placenta during parturition using single-cell RNA sequencing. Science Translational Medicine , 2024; 16 (729) DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.adh8335 ...

LEONIA, NJ (PIX11) — A bag containing what appears to be a human placenta and fetal membranes was pulled from the water of a New Jersey park on Wednesday officials said. The Bergen County ...

If the placenta, or pieces of the placenta, stay inside your uterus, you can develop an infection. A retained placenta or membrane has to be removed and you will need to see your doctor right away.

Of these preterm births, about 30% to 40% are caused by premature rupture of the fetal membranes, and another 1% to 9% by the cervix dilating prematurely. With current technology, preterm births ...