The root cause of preeclampsia is the placenta. Preeclampsia begins to abate with the
delivery of the placenta and can occur in the absence of a fetus but with the presence of
trophoblast tissue with hydatidiform moles. In view of this, study of placenta should provide
insight into the pathophysiology of preeclampsia. In this presentation we examine placental
pathological and pathophysiological changes with preeclampsia and fetal growth restriction
(FGR). It would seem that this comparison should be illuminating as both conditions are …