Amount of Calcification and Fibrosis in Placentas: A Comparitive Study from Hypertensive, Diabetic and Normal Pregnancies

Authors

  • Farrah Shams Batterjee Medical College, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
  • Nawaz Samoo Registrar, Ward 16, Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Center Karachi, Pakistan.

Abstract

Examination of placenta can generate facts that might be necessary in the first line or later management of mother and infants. So we selected full term placentas and examined two important variables those are calcification and fibrosis in its structure, which can cause placental insufficiency. As seen in previous studies the placental morphology and histological appearance are in constant change1

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Published

2015-04-28

How to Cite

Shams, F., & Samoo, N. (2015). Amount of Calcification and Fibrosis in Placentas: A Comparitive Study from Hypertensive, Diabetic and Normal Pregnancies. Journal of the Dow University of Health Sciences (JDUHS), 9(1), 37–38. Retrieved from https://mail.jduhs.com/index.php/jduhs/article/view/1476

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 1

Section

Short communication

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