Description
An apparently normal placenta of some 20 weeks of age. There is a small amount of blood clot
adherent to the maternal surface; the umbilical cord is normal and shows three vessels.
History
This was the 8th pregnancy of a woman who had 2 stillbirths and a miscarriage, and 4
live births. She was admitted with an inevitable miscarriage and was delivered of a macerated
foetus.