Maternal health expert professor Vicki Clifton reveals placenta's hidden role in mental health
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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 28-Apr-2025 04:08 ET (28-Apr-2025 08:08 GMT/UTC)
Professor Vicki Clifton, a leading maternal health researcher at Mater Research Institute-University of Queensland, unveils revolutionary findings about the placenta's role in maternal mental health and fetal development. Her work on sex-specific placental responses and stress mechanisms during pregnancy is reshaping approaches to obstetric care and perinatal mental health management.
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