placenta

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Baby Alissa suffered severe brain damage due to a lack of oxygen caused by the placenta coming away from the womb wall.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

"This finding also reinforces our commitment to developing antidepressants that do not reach the placenta -- a focus of many of our studies right now."

From Science Daily • Mar. 17, 2026

In an ectopic pregnancy, the placenta can’t safely grow, increasing the chances of maternal bleeding and fetal death, according to the release.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025

Although scientists once believed that the placenta was a tight, impermeable barrier separating mother and child, that’s not true.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 4, 2025

The only exposure of the infant mice to urethane was prenatal in these experiments, proving that the chemical must have passed through the placenta.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson