Help us make better placental pathology reports a reality.

No other pathology report in medicine is ignored and not understood by the ordering doctor more than a placenta report. Measure the Placenta and Dr. Heather Florescue of Rochester, NY, are leading the charge to improve reports and make them easier for providers and patients to understand. Help us recommend new standards for placental pathology reporting. We would love to see pathologists explain the scientific jargon of a pathology report by giving a description of what terms mean, rather than merely stating findings. Our goal is to give pathologists the tools to help providers make interpretations to improve care. This information empowers providers to be able to answer patient questions.

Latest Update - We have shared this information with the Society for Pediatric Pathology, and they created a task force to recommend, implement and educate pathologists on standardized placental pathology reporting. Measure the Placenta was honored to offer patient perspective input. Read and share the published paper, Standardized Placental Pathology Reporting: Improving Quality and Clinical Utility Recommendations From the Society for Pediatric Pathology Placental Pathology Reporting Task Force.