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Discard the placenta at your peril, pathologist warns doctors
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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Date published: 2014-10-24
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