Now in its third edition, this "benchside" reference provides you with a structured diagnostic approach to the features of the placenta most commonly encountered in the investigation of adverse fetal outcomes. Inside, you'll find detailed disussions on cytogenetics and molecular biology as well as the latest developments in coagulopathy, infections, chorioamnionitis, preeclampsia, trophoblastic disease, and twin pregnancies among others. Plus, a new format facilitates information retrieval and new color clinical and pathologic images help you recognize and disagnose lesions better than ever.

The Development of the Placenta Physiology of the Placenta Abnormalities of Placentation The Placenta in Multiple Pregnancy Macroscopic Abnormalities of the Placenta Histological Abnormalities of the Placenta The Placenta in Pregnancies of Abnormal Duration The Placenta in Maternal Disorders The Placenta in Abnormalities and Disorders of the Fetus The Placenta in Abortion Infections and Inflammatory Lesions of the Placenta Immunopathology of the Placenta Non-Trophoblastic Tumours of the Placenta Gestational Trophoblastic Disease Pathology of the Umbilical Cord Pathology of the Membranes Pathological Examination of the Placenta Placental Weight Placental Biopsy Medico-Legal Aspects of Placental Pathology