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. 2012 Feb 22;7(2):e31580. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0031580

Table 3. Placental Pathology Results, by HIV Status and ARV Exposure, Botswana.

Placental Pathology HIV+ HAART in pregnancy (N = 26) HIV+ ZDV in pregnancy (N = 14) HIV+ No ARVs in pregnancy (N = 22) HIV- (N = 37)
Chronic placental insufficiency 17 (65%)§ 6 (43%)§ 4 (18%)§ 20 (54%)
Acute placental insufficiency* 1 (4%) 1 (7%) 6 (27%) 3 (8%)
Infection 4 (15%) 3 (21%) 6 (27%) 8 (22%)
Other§ 2 (8%) 2 (14%) 0 (0%) 3 (8%)
Unknown 2 (8%) 2 (14%) 6 (27%) 3 (8%)

*4 women with both acute and chronic placental insufficiency were categorized as chronic.

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Other = maternal floor infarct (2), hydrops fetalis (2), villous maturational arrest (1), massive chronic intervillositis/villitis of unknown/unclear etiology (1), massive perivillous fibrin (1).