Table 8.

Placenta scoring algorithm for histopathology and laboratory analyses

Score	Description	Membranes	Time received*	Lab action
1a	Good	Complete	<7 hours	Process Isolate cells Preserve dissected sections Fix for pathological analysis
1b	Good	Incomplete
2a	Good	Complete	7–12 hours
2b	Good	Incomplete
3	Variable	Complete/incomplete	12–24 hours	Process Preserve dissected sections Fix for pathological analysis
4	Variable	Complete/incomplete	24–36 hours	Variable Preserve dissected sections Fix for pathological analysis
5	Variable	Complete/incomplete	>36 hours	Do not process 1. Fix for pathological analysis
6	Bad	Complete/incomplete		Do not process 2. Fix in formalin and discard

*Relative to delivery time.