Placental histology in clinically unexpected severe fetal acidemia at term

Early Human Development

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 339-343

  Avagliano, Laura ^a   Locatelli, Anna ^b   Danti, Luana ^c   Felis, Salvatore ^d   Mecacci, Federico ^e   Bulfamante, Gaetano Pietro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fetal acidemia; Low risk pregnancy; Placenta

Indexed keywords

ACIDEMIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSE VILLOUS EDEMA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FETUS DISEASE; FETUS HEART RATE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HISTOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOXIA; LABOR INDUCTION; LABOR ONSET; LOW RISK POPULATION; LOW RISK PREGNANCY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PH; PLACENTA; PLACENTAL HISTOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEVERE FETAL ACIDEMIA; TERM BIRTH; UMBILICAL ARTERY; UMBILICAL CORD; VASCULARIZATION; VENOUS PRESSURE; ACIDOSIS; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FETUS BLOOD; MALE; METABOLISM; NEWBORN; PATHOLOGY;

ACID;

ACIDOSIS; ACIDS; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; FETAL DISEASES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84933052249     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: 18726232     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2015.03.004     Document Type: Article

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