This book is a comprehensive work that spans the gap between basic knowledge and clinical significance of the placenta. Starting from normal development, it deals with the histopathology of the placenta, leads the reader on to functional disorders and insufficiencies and explains their effects on mother and child.

Based on this, the authors convey in a practical and user-friendly manner everything worth knowing about diagnostics and therapy and provide valuable information for the optimal care of the pregnant patient.

<p>Placental development with histological aspects

Immunology of the fetomaternal border
Placental morphology
Placental morphology
Histopathology of the placenta for gynaecologists
Biobanking
Placental function - Nutrient transport - Gas exchange
Placental endocrinology
Teratology
The effects of licit and illicit drugs on placental function
Placental hemorrhage: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, Management
The abnormally invasive placenta (AIP)
Placenta praevia
Umbilical cord insertion, variations and vasa praevia
Premature placental abruption
Primary and secondary tumors of the umbilical cord and placenta
Placental Imaging
Sonographic assessment of the placenta in the 2nd and 3rd trimesters and US/MRI morphology of the placenta
Doppler sonography/diagnosis of function
Disruption of early pregnancy and abortions
Early pregnancy and its disruption
Habitual abortions
Placental insufficiency/placenta associated diseases
Placental disorders: Pathophysiology
IUGR: diagnosis and management
Pre-eclampsia: diagnosis and management
The placenta in twins
Fetal programming
Fetal cells and cell-free nucleic acids in maternal blood: genetic and immunological aspects
Research aspects and in vitro models
Maternal disease affecting the placenta - Diabetes mellitus.</p><p></p>