Novel Placenta Screening Tests May Help Prevent Stillbirths

The development of new screening tests based on better understanding of normal and abnormal placenta function may be crucial in reducing the incidence of stillbirths, according to a Seminar in The Lancet, this week’s edition. Professor Gordon Smith, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cambridge University, UK, and Dr Ruth Fretts, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA, looked material published since 1997 while preparing for the Seminar. [click link for full article]

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