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 […]

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