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Results 1 - 6 of 6 for Small placenta
  1. Genetic Testing (For Parents) Video (Nemours Foundation)  
    ... Testing Done? Genetic tests can be done on small samples of blood or saliva (spit). In pregnant women, genetic testing can be done on amniotic fluid (through amniocentesis ) or the placenta (through chorionic villus sampling ). Testing can also be ...
  2. Videos from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Video From the National Institutes of Health (Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)  
    ... Recovery (09/18/2018) Audio Descriptions The Human Placenta Project (07/17/2018) Audio Descriptions Rare Disease ...
  3. Smoking during Pregnancy Video (March of Dimes Foundation)  
    ... surgery. Bleeding from the vagina Problems with the placenta, like placental abruption and placenta previa . The placenta grows in your uterus and supplies the baby ...
  4. Stages of Labor Video (March of Dimes Foundation)  
    ... stages: Labor Pushing and birth Delivery of the placenta Every woman’s labor is different. And your labor ... labor? In the third stage of labor, the placenta is delivered. The placenta grows in your uterus ...
  5. Prescription Opioids during Pregnancy Video (March of Dimes Foundation)  
    ... This is a serious condition in which the placenta separates from the wall of the uterus (womb) ... womb. And you may have serious bleeding. The placenta grows in your uterus and supplies the baby ...
  6. Why at Least 39 Weeks Is Best for Your Baby Video (March of Dimes Foundation)  
    ... your baby may have, including problems with the placenta . Longer recovery for mom. A c-section is ...