Histopathological Characteristics of Placenta in Pregnancies Complicated by Intrauterine Growth Restriction—A Pilot Study
Liviu Moraru, Raluca Moraru, Diana Maria Chiorean, Septimiu Voidăzan, Lorena Solovăstru, Melinda-Ildiko Mitranovici · 2025
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Description
When a fetus grows too slowly in the womb, the placenta often holds clues that scans alone miss. Liviu Moraru and co-authors compare placentas from growth-restricted and normal pregnancies in a 2025 pilot study in Romania.
The cohort covered 34 pregnancies at one county hospital, sixteen with growth restriction and eighteen controls. Ultrasound and blood-flow measures were recorded during pregnancy. After delivery, each placenta was fixed and examined under the microscope for tissue patterns. The pilot asks which tissue traits set the two groups apart, since placental pathology is seldom woven into routine assessment. Small pilots of this kind help design larger studies that could sharpen monitoring of at-risk pregnancies.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Liviu Moraru, Raluca Moraru, Diana Maria Chiorean, Septimiu Voidăzan, Lorena Solovăstru, Melinda-Ildiko Mitranovici |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 34 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |