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

"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

Previous research has detected microplastics in nearly every organ, as well as in bodily fluids and even the placenta.

From Science Daily

Deposits of black carbon from air pollution have been found in the human body including in placentas analysed after birth.

From BBC

It's a rare and potentially life-threatening condition when twins share one placenta.

From BBC