The frequency and severity of placental findings in women with preeclampsia are gestational age dependent

• Published in: American journal of obstetrics and gynecology Vol. 189; no. 4; pp. 1173 - 1177
• Main Authors: Moldenhauer, Julie S, Stanek, Jerzy, Warshak, Carri, Khoury, Jane, Sibai, Baha
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Philadelphia, PA Mosby, Inc 01.10.2003; Elsevier
• Subjects: Abruptio Placentae - pathology; Adult; Biological and medical sciences; Decidua - blood supply; disease; Diseases of mother, fetus and pregnancy; Female; Gestational Age; Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics; Humans; Infarction - pathology; Medical sciences; placenta; Placenta - pathology; Placenta Diseases - pathology; Pre-Eclampsia - pathology; Preeclampsia; Pregnancy; Pregnancy. Fetus. Placenta; preterm; term; Thrombosis - pathology; preterm; placenta; term; disease; Preeclampsia; Human; Pregnancy disorders; Placenta diseases; Pregnancy toxemia; Gestational age; Anatomic pathology; Female; Frequency; Gravity

The purpose of this study was to evaluate placental lesions found in women with preeclampsia compared with normotensive control subjects and to determine whether the presence of these lesions are related to gestational age at delivery. Placental disease of women with preeclampsia at 24 to 42 weeks o...