Morphological study of placenta in selected normotensive and pre-eclamptic women in Bangladesh

Abstract

Pre – Eclampsia is a disorder of 2nd half of pregnancy, which is characterized by a combination of hypertension, proteinuria and edema, secondary to decreased placental perfusion. Clinical studies suggest that there are morphological changes in the placenta of pre-eclamptic women, compared to normotensive pregnant women. In developing countries, pre-eclampsia causes an estimated 50,000 maternal deaths per year. Only a small number of studies have however, been conducted in Bangladesh. Objective: To compare the morphology of placenta in selected pre-eclamptic and normotensive