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Placenta accreta spectrum (PAS) used to be a rare pregnancy condition, but it now affects roughly 14,000 pregnancies annually, posing a major cause of maternal death. Yet why it happens is still not well understood. Placenta ...
Jan 3, 2026
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Cesarean delivery is the most common inpatient surgery in the U.S. but it also carries inherent surgical risks, including vascular, visceral, soft tissue, and nerve damage, which can lead to significant maternal health complications ...
Aug 25, 2025
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When a scar develops from surgery, injury, or infection, the surrounding tissue transforms. While scar formation has been extensively studied, less is understood about the impact of a new scar in the tissue microenvironment.
Apr 22, 2025
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A vaginal birth after cesarean (known as a VBAC) is when a woman who has had a cesarean has a vaginal birth down the track.
Jan 30, 2025
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A cesarean section is an important surgical intervention that can save the lives of mother and baby. Cesarean sections are essential in complicated labors such as prolonged or obstructed labor or if the baby is distressed.
May 7, 2024
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A few weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, a 19-year-old woman traveled from Memphis to Chicago seeking an abortion. But medical providers at a local clinic told her the procedure would require hospital ...
Aug 6, 2023
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Early in pregnancy, something strange happens in the uterus: Cells from the fetal side of the developing placenta invade the uterine endometrium and work with the mother's immune system to remodel the arteries.
Jul 19, 2023
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