Fig. 3

Fetal side (A) and maternal side (B) of four placentas; HE staining of placental tissue ([C] and [D]). (A) and (B): Placenta 1 and placenta 2 are fused, volume is about 25*8*2 cm. Placenta 3 is about 11*10.5*0.8 cm, and placenta 4 is about 11*9.5*3 cm. (C) and (D): HE × 100 and HE × 40. Amniotic epithelial cells are necrotic and detached. Continuously fused neutrophils are infiltrated, and some of these have fragmented nuclei