Unlocking the Secrets of the Placenta with AI: Conversation with Dr. Jeffrey Goldstein

Each baby is born with a pregnancy diary they've kept while they've lived in their mother's body, otherwise known as the placenta. In the US, only about 20% of placentas are dissected after birth and carefully examined under a microscope, usually to better understand what went wrong in cases of  intrauterine growth restriction or stillbirth; and for the other 80%, (that's more than 3 million births a year) this diary, that contains information about lifetime risk for diseases for the mother, like diabetes and hypertension, and may also include information about likely also holds information about lifetime risks for the baby's future health, for this other 80%, the information is tossed out.

One reason for this desperately poor use of this resource is cost: it costs too much. Today I'm speaking with a researcher and placental pathologist who is part of an amazing team marrying AI to placental pathology to dramatically reduce this cost and make this information more easily accessible and widely available.

Here is Dr. Goldstein's faculty page where you can find publications and bio information: https://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/faculty-profiles/az/profile.html?xid=41408

To find more about PlacentaVision: http://www.placentavision.com/

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