The Placenta We Pretend Not to See

A new American Journal of ObGyn (AJOG) paper reminds us that obstetrics still overlooks the most essential organ of pregnancy. And in life.

Everyone in obstetrics talks about the placenta. Very few actually study it with the seriousness it deserves. A recent AJOG paper called “Formation of the placental membranes and pathophysiological origin of associated great obstetrical syndromes” examines the formation of the placental membranes and their relationship to the great obstetrical syndrome…