Can post-mortem examination of the placenta help determine the cause of stillbirth

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 225-228

  Heazell, A E P ^a,b   Martindale, E A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL BLACKBURN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Classification; Intrauterine fetal death; Placental pathology; Stillbirth

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL INFILTRATION; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; FETUS; HUMAN; INFARCTION; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LEUKOCYTE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PLACENTA; PLACENTA WEIGHT; POSTHUMOUS CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STILLBIRTH; THROMBOSIS; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; PATHOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STILLBIRTH;

EID: 67650508218     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: 13646893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443610802716042     Document Type: Article

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