• DISCLAIMER: Things have changed since this website was originally created, the textbook/articles/tools written and lectures given. • Today, you'll likely find some information to be outdated, particularly where etiology and implications are concerned. • However, much of the information pretaining to gross placental features and gross placental pathology likely holds true. • In any event, corroborate all information you read on this site with current references before using it in your gross room or delivery room.