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An MRI scan of a section through the chest and heart of someone who had a heart attack showing damage and swelling (yellow, centre)

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Cells from discarded placentas may help to treat heart attacks

After noticing that some heart problems resolve during pregnancy, researchers have shown cells in the placenta can turn into functioning heart cells in the lab

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Umbilical cord blood could be used to predict childhood obesity

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Umbilical cord blood could be used to predict childhood obesity

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Placenta: The overlooked organ with a lifelong impact on your health

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Placenta: The overlooked organ with a lifelong impact on your health

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Giving birth at an older age is linked to a longer life in women

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Rare embryo mutations may increase risk of developing schizophrenia

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, CA - May 26:Aysha-Samon Stokes and her daughter Nyla, 6, watch Midwife Allegra Hill and student Midwife Maryam Karim take the heartbeat of two-week-old Nikko during a postpartum visit to the South Los Angeles birthing center, Kindred Space LA, on Wednesday, May 26, 2021 where he was born on Mothers Day night. With fear of another C-section and fear of the high mortality rate in the hospitals among women like herself Stokes found her midwife in her third trimester. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images)

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The maternal death rate in the US has more than doubled since 1999

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Giving birth aged 23 to 32 cuts risk of some congenital conditions

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How new fetal therapies are treating genetic conditions in the womb

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Exposing C-section babies to vaginal fluid boosts their development

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Photo of a young pregnant woman getting ready in the bathroom for the upcoming day; the daily routine of an expectant mother.

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We finally know what causes morning sickness during pregnancy

A hormone called GDF15 has been identified as the cause of nausea and vomiting during pregnancy, which should lead to ways to prevent and treat the most severe cases

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Does covid-19 affect pregnancies and do the vaccines reduce any risks?

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Brain surgery before birth fixes abnormal blood vessel in fetus

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Stress makes us age faster but the effects can be reversed

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Genetic conflict with the fetus influences when women give birth

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