Understanding Still Birth (VIDEO)

Hunter Medical Research Institute

Caption

This educational video explains that the placenta is a fetal organ and how aging of the placenta may lead to death of an otherwise healthy fetus. This aging process is complex and not affected by the behaviour of the mother.

Credit

Roger SMITH, PhD, MBBS, Lee DEDMAN, NHIL, Zakia SULTANA, PhD, David BANNEY, PhD, MBBS, Kaushik MAITI, PhD

Usage Restrictions

No restrictions.

License

Public Domain

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