The placenta in intrauterine demise

Theonia K Boyd

doi:10.1111/apm.12832

The placenta in intrauterine demise

APMIS. 2018 Jul;126(7):621-625. doi: 10.1111/apm.12832.

Author

Theonia K Boyd¹

Affiliation

¹ Boston Children's Hospital, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.

PMID: 30129128
DOI: 10.1111/apm.12832

Abstract

Placental changes in intrauterine demise can be similar to antemortem pathologic processes. This chapter provides an overview of postmortem placental changes, and provides an algorithmic set of considerations for discriminating between ante- and postmortem pathology.

Keywords: Placenta in fetal death; placenta in intrauterine demise; placenta in stillbirth; postmortem placental pathology.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Female
Fetal Death*
Humans
Placenta / pathology*
Pregnancy