title: William B. Robertson - the pioneer of the placental bed.
abstract: A fortuitous collaboration between British and Belgian researchers more than 50 years ago led to discovery that major obstetrical disorders, such as preeclampsia and fetal growth restriction, originate from vascular lesions in placental bed, i.e. the myometrial portion of the uterine spiral arteries. William B Robertson, a gregarious pioneering vascular pathologist, played a key role in this seminal discovery that continues to shape obstetrical research to date.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, Catholic University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. Electronic address: Ivo.brosens@med.kuleuven.be.
authors.forename: Ivo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Brosens
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D009774:Obstetrics / Q000266:history*; D010336:Pathology / Q000266:history*; D010920:Placenta / Q000098:blood supply*; D011247:Pregnancy