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Placental villous hypermaturation is associated with idiopathic preterm birth

Terry K. Morgan, Jorge E. Tolosa, Lisa Mele, Ronald J. Wapner, Catherine Y. Spong, Yoram Sorokin, Donald J. Dudley, Alan M. Peaceman, Brian M. Mercer, John M. Thorp,

The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine · 2012 · 79 citations · 35 references

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Abstract

PVH, which is a histologic marker of relative placental insufficiency, is a common finding in idiopathic PTB.

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