The Impact of Delayed Evacuation on the Quality of Human Fetal Tissue
Yasmeen Otaibi, Kevin Lee, Lucinda A. Cort, Diana R O'Day, Jennifer C. Dempsey, Ian G. Phelps, Elizabeth Micks, Lyndsey S. Benson, Mei Deng, D Doherty, SW Prager, BDRL, Ian A. Glass, Kimberly A. Aldinger
This study evaluates how delayed evacuation after fetal circulation cessation affects the quality of human fetal tissue, finding reduced cell viability and RNA quality but sufficient DNA for PCR.
PLoS ONE · Jan 21, 2026Peer-reviewedPathology