[PLACENTAL BED RESEARCH - UNDERSTANDING THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF THE GREAT OBSTETRICAL SYNDROMES].

Research on the placenta bed - the interface between the mother and the fetus, substantially contributed to the understanding of the pathophysiology of the so-called great obstetrical syndromes (preeclampsia, fetal growth restriction, preterm labor, placental abruption). The physiological modifications of the utero-placental spiral arteries was the key finding, thereafter, many other unique physiological and pathophysiological changes were...