Examination of the Placenta.- Macroscopic Features of the Delivered Placenta.- Microscopic Survey.- Placental Types.- Early Development of the Human Placenta.- Basic Structure of a Placental Villus.- Architecture of the Villous Trees.- The Placental Bed.- The Placental Circulations.- The Chorionic and Basal Plates.- Approach to Histologic Examination of the Placenta.- Abortion and Chromosomal Anomalies.- Abnormalities in Implantation.- The Placenta Accreta Spectrum.- Anatomy and Pathology of the Placental Membranes.- Anatomy and Pathology of the Umbilical Cord.- Placental Shape Aberrations.- Multiple Pregnancies.- Maternal Vascular Malperfusion and Associated Maternal Diseases.- Maternal Diabetes and Obesity.- Other Maternal Disorders Complicating Pregnancy.- Fetal Vascular Malperfusion.- Erythroblastosis Fetalis, Hydrops Fetalis and Transplacental Hemorrhage.- Fetal Storage Disorders.- Infectious Diseases.- Placental Disorders of Uncertain Etiology.- Placental Mesenchymal Dysplasia.-Molar Pregnancies.- Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasms.- Chorangiotic Lesions, Benign Tumors, and Heterotopias.- Innovations in Placental Pathology.- Imaging of Placental Pathology.- Assisted Reproductive Technologies.- Legal Considerations.
