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Bookmark or Share- Placenta: Overview, Anatomy, Function & ComplicationsThe placenta is a temporary organ that connects your baby to your uterus during pregnancy. The placenta develops shortly after conception and attaches to the wall of your uterus. Your baby is connected to the placenta by the umbilical cord.
- The placenta: What it is and how it works - BabyCenterThe placenta is a pancake-shaped organ that develops within the wall of your uterus and connects to your baby though the umbilical cord. By the end of pregnancy, it grows to be about 9 inches in diameter and about an inch thick at the center.
- Placenta: How it works, what's normal - Mayo ClinicThe placenta is a structure that develops in the uterus during pregnancy. In most pregnancies, the placenta is located at the top or side of the uterus. In placenta previa, the placenta is located low in the uterus. The placenta might partially or completely cover the cervix, as shown here.
- 9 Things You Can Do With Your Placenta After Birth - ParentsThough not nearly as exciting as your newborn baby, your placenta is a pretty spectacular thing. The organ provides nourishment and oxygen to your growing child throughout pregnancy. The...
- Placenta: Its Role and Complications - Verywell HealthThe placenta is a temporary organ that develops in the uterus during pregnancy. It connects the uterus to the developing baby and performs many vital functions. Anatomy. The largest fetal organ, the placenta undergoes rapid development over the course of pregnancy.
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