The placenta is an organ that clinicians and embryologists would all agree is important for
pregnancy success. Unfortunately, however, they too often ignore it when they are exploring …

Discarded at birth, the placenta is a highly complex and fascinating organ. During the course
of a pregnancy, it acts as the lungs, gut, kidneys, and liver of the fetus. The placenta also has …

The chorioallantoic placenta is the defining organ of eutherians that has enabled prolonged
intrauterine gestation. As such, normal placental development and function are essential for …

The placenta sits at the interface between the maternal and fetal vascular beds where it
mediates nutrient and waste exchange to enable in utero existence. Placental cells …

The placenta long has been underappreciated and understudied by the scientific
community. Improper function of this critical organ causes fetal abnormalities, preterm labor …

As other articles in this issue attest, the human placenta is a multitalented, but still
mysterious, organ. 1, 2 Solo, it performs for the fetus functions that, after birth, will require …

The placenta has evolved to support the development of the embryo and fetus during the
different intrauterine periods of life. By necessity, its development must precede that of the …

Mother: She is a miracle. Physician/midwife: One moment, push just a bit more. there. we
delivered the placenta. Mother: Is that the afterbirth? May I see? Physician/midwife: Of …

The placenta is essential for fetal growth because it promotes the delivery of nutrients and
oxygen from the maternal circulation. In mice, many gene mutations disrupt formation of the …

The placenta provides critical transport functions between the maternal and fetal circulations
during intrauterine development. Formation of this interface relies on coordinated …