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Discard the placenta at your peril, pathologist warns doctors

Chris Bateman

Abstract


Doctors who discard the placenta after a newly born infant dies or is permanently impaired – seemingly during the birth process – could potentially be throwing away their last chance of a legitimate defence should the angry and grieving parents decide to sue.


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Chris Bateman, HMPG, South Africa

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Keywords

Placenta; Medicolegal; Pathology; Adverse outcome

Cite this article

South African Medical Journal 2014;104(11):729-730. DOI:10.7196/SAMJ.8991

Article History

Date submitted: 2014-10-03
Date published: 2014-10-24

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