The placenta in preeclampsia and IUGR
Drucilla J. Roberts 1* and Miriam D. Post 2
1 Harvard Medical School, United States
2 Massachusetts General Hospital, United States
* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: djroberts{at}partners.org.
Accepted 19 June 2008
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Abstract |
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Placental examination in obstetric cases complicated by maternal or fetal disorders can provide insight into chronicity and etiology. This review considers two common complications of pregnancy, pre-eclampsia toxemia and intrauterine growth restriction and describes the placental pathologic features often present.
