Placental bed disorders / basic science and its translation to obstetrics / edited by Robert Pijnenborg, Ivo Brosens, Roberto Romero.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: Preface; Part I. Introducing the Placental Bed: 1. The placental bed in a historical perspective Robert Pijnenborg; 2. Unraveling the anatomy Ivo Brosens; Part II. Placental Bed Vascular Disorders: 3. Defective spiral artery remodelling Ivo Brosens and T. Yee Khong; 4. What is defective: decidua, trophoblast or both? Robert Pijnenborg and M. Hanssens; Part III. Uterine Vascular Environment: 5. Decidualisation Brianna Cloke, Luca Fusi and Jan Brosens; 6. Uterine NK cells Ashley Moffett; 7. Placental angiogenesis Christophe L. Depoix and Robert N. Taylor; 8. Oxygen delivery at the deciduo-placental interface Eric Jauniaux and Graham J. Burton; Part IV. Deep Placentation: 9. The junctional zone myometrium Stephen R. Killick and Piotr Lesny; 10. Subendometrial spiral artery blood flow and pregnancy rate Ernest Hung Yu Ng and Pak Chung Ho; 11. Deep trophoblast invasion and spiral artery remodelling Robert Pijnenborg and Ivo Brosens; Part V. Comparative Anatomy and Research Models: 12. Comparative anatomy and placental evolution Anthony M. Carter and Robert D. Martin;

13. Animal models of deep trophoblast invasion Robert Pijnenborg and Lisbeth Vercruysse; 14. Trophoblast-arterial interactions in vitro J. E. Cartwright and G. St J. Whitley; 15. Long-term effects of uteroplacental insufficiency in animals R. H. Lane, R. McKnight and Qi Fu; Part VI. Genetics: 16. Fertile soil or no man's land: a partial history of the placental bed David Haig; 17. Search for susceptibility genes Linda Morgan; 18. Imprinting Gudrun Moore and Sayeda Abu-Amero; Part VII. Risk Factors, Predictors and Future Management: 19. Risk factors of pre-eclampsia and SGA Rolv Skjaerven, Kari K. Melve and Lars J. Vatten; 20. Angiogenic factors and pre-eclampsia May Lee Tjoa, Eliyahu Khankin, Sarosh Rana and S. Ananth Karumanchi; 21. Assisted reproductive technology and the risk of poor pregnancy outcome Marc J. N. C. Keirse and Frans M. Helmerhorst; 22. Periconceptual and early pregnancy approach Gordon C. S. Smith; 23. New concepts and recommendations on clinical management and research Caroline Dunk, Sascha Drewlo, Leslie Proctor and John C. P. Kingdom; 24. Disorders of the placental bed in the genesis of the great obstetrical syndromes Roberto Romero, Juan Pedro Kusanovic and Chong Jai Kim; Index.

"The role of the placental bed in normal pregnancy and its complications has been intensively investigated for 50 years, following the introduction of a technique for placental bed biopsy. It is now recognized that disorders of the maternal-fetal interface in humans have been implicated in a broad range of pathologic conditions, including spontaneous abortion, preterm labor, preterm premature rupture of membranes, pre-eclampsia, intrauterine growth restriction, abruptio placentae and fetal death"--Provided by publisher.