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Human placentas are full of mutated cells dumped by the embryo

The genetic history of individual placentas suggests that they can tolerate cancer-like mutations and act as a place for the developing embryo to shunt abnormal cells

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lung cancer cells

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Two children with cancer may have acquired tumour cells before birth

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Older woman and baby

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Menopausal woman gives birth after blood plasma injection in ovaries

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The real reasons miscarriage exists – and why it's so misunderstood

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The real reasons miscarriage exists – and why it's so misunderstood

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Forget about blame with miscarriage: its function is entirely natural

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Forget about blame with miscarriage: its function is entirely natural

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Women protesting

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Vaginal mesh safety review highlights failures in UK health system

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Delaying IVF by three months doesn't seem to affect success rates

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Delaying IVF by three months doesn't seem to affect success rates

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HPV vaccine linked to fewer premature births in Australia

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HPV vaccine linked to fewer premature births in Australia

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baby

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Breastfed babies have fewer viruses in their guts that affect humans

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Pregnancy scan

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Babies are more likely to be conceived in autumn but we don’t know why

In the northern hemisphere, babies are most likely to be conceived in winter and least likely to be conceived in spring, according to an analysis of 14,000 women

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Humans

Don't miss: Maternal artworks, blooming islands and rewarding maths

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Taking Viagra in early labour reduces the need for emergency caesarean

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Miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy may trigger PTSD and depression

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Majority of women who have an abortion don’t regret it five years on

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