Mono-di twins share a placenta, which means they need extra monitoring to make sure they're getting enough nutrients and ...

Di-di twins are like roommates with their own room and fridge. They each have their own placenta and amniotic sac – and ...

This article is a review of the specific aspects of the fetal environment, including the cervix, uterus, placenta, chorion, amnion, amniotic fluid, and maternal aspects, and the potential meaning ...

In its early life, the placenta is called a chorion because it is formed from the chorionic villi - finger-like growths which develop on the fertilised egg to help it implant in the wall of the ...

The outer membrane (chorion) and trophoblast layer of the placenta are derived from the trophoectoderm of the blastocyst cells. Other extra-embryonic tissues, including the amnion (inner membrane ...