The placenta and umbilical cord in prenatal care: Unseen, overlooked and misunderstood.

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Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical School, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Published: January 2025

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