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What Is the Placenta — and How Does It Help Your Baby Grow?

Your baby isn't the only thing growing in your uterus. Here's everything you need to know about the incredible lifeline between you and your baby.
Science Daily

Obesity in pregnant women could alter the structure and function of the placenta increasing the risk of poor health outcomes for both mother and baby

Maternal obesity alters the structure of the placenta (a vital organ that nourishes the baby during pregnancy) more than gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM; a condition is diagnosed by poor glucose ...
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Maternal obesity alters the structure of placenta more than gestational diabetes mellitus

Maternal obesity alters the structure of the placenta (a vital organ that nourishes the baby during pregnancy) more than gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM; a condition is diagnosed by poor glucose ...