[Pathology of the placenta. III. Maturation disorders of the placenta].

Abstract

Normal maturation of the placenta (signs of maturation) and disorders in maturation are covered in the third part of this account of placental pathology. Impairment of maturation should be related to pregnancy age and intrauterine fetal development. A historic account is given of various classifications so far applied to impaired placental maturation, and a new setup is recommended for introduction to routine diagnosis.