The Placenta and Low Birth Weight

  • B. Sandstedt
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Part of the Current Topics in Pathology book series (CT PATHOLOGY, volume 66)

Abstract

In recent years the child with low birth weight (LBW) with or without signs of intrauterine malnutrition has attracted much attention. The condition has human as well as economic aspects since it scores high in perinatal deaths and brain damage Potter and Davies, 1969; Fitzhardinge and Steven, 1912;Bjerre and Östberg, 1974). By gaining a better understanding of the extent to which placental changes could indicate the etiology of low birth weight, the pathologist can contribute to the prevention of this condition.

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Scanning Electron Micro Chorionic Villus Intervillous Space Single Umbilical Artery Terminal Villus 
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