The role of placental examination and its pathology in obstetric risk management.
The placenta is a marker of biologic events that occur during pregnancy. Placental pathologic examination gives insight to pregnancy-related insults, which affect the newborn at and after birth. Clinicians and risk managers can use this information to identify the cause of newborn complications in cases suggested to be birth-related injuries.
Lavery
J P
JP
Bronson Hospital, Kalamazoo, MI, USA.
D000653:Amniotic Fluid; D001724:Birth Weight; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D009775:Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Hospital / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D010336:Pathology / Q000379:methods; D010920:Placenta / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000473:pathology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012308:Risk Management / Q000379:methods*; D014481:United States