Human Placenta Project
The placenta is arguably one of the most important organs in the body. It influences not just the health of a woman and her fetus during pregnancy, but also the lifelong health of both mother and child.
Despite its importance, we know little about this critical but temporary organ. NICHD’s Human Placenta Project (HPP) is a collaborative research effort to understand the role of the placenta in health and disease. HPP aims to develop new tools to study the organ in real time to learn how it develops and functions throughout pregnancy.
The success of this effort relies on the contributions of a broad range of scientists and clinicians, including experts in placental biology, as well as creative thinkers in biotechnology, imaging, data science, and other areas.
Check out the Fact Sheet: The Human Placenta Project (PDF - 143 KB) for more information. You can also learn more about how the placenta forms.
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