Placentas from COVID-19-positive pregnant women show injury
Friday, May 22, 2020 - 09:30
in Health & Medicine
The placentas from 16 women who tested positive for COVID-19 while pregnant showed evidence of injury, according to pathological exams completed directly following birth, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study. The type of injury seen in the placentas shows abnormal blood flow between the mothers and their babies in utero, pointing to a new complication […]