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- Title
Lo que las placentas dicen pero nadie quiere escuchar.
- Authors
OLAYA CONTRERAS, MERCEDES
- Abstract
Introduction: The placenta carries the same genetic information as the fetus. Inside the uterus, it does the work of several fetal organs and stores information on the vasculature of the mother and the child; it reacts against infections, and it can be compromised by maternal diseases and also by fetal injuries. Objective: Study of the placenta can complement information on both mother and child at postpartum, and may now, surprisingly, help explain transgenerational disorders. Conclusion: Its quick check and selection in the maternity ward define the route of placentas and, determine if an anatomopathological study is required. This paper explains how do an effective selection.
- Subjects
PLACENTA; EMBRYOLOGY; NEWBORN infant health; STILLBIRTH; FETAL death; LABOR complications (Obstetrics); PATHOLOGY; DELIVERY (Obstetrics)
- Publication
Universitas Médica, 2014, Vol 55, Issue 1, p18
- ISSN
0041-9095
- Publication type
Article