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*'''Weigh''' the trimmed disk, after having trimmed away the cord and membranes, and after having removed excess amounts of loose retroplacental blood clots over the maternal surface. | *'''Weigh''' the trimmed disk, after having trimmed away the cord and membranes, and after having removed excess amounts of loose retroplacental blood clots over the maternal surface. | ||
*Examine the '''fetal surface''' (chorionic plate): | *Examine the '''fetal surface''' (chorionic plate): | ||
:*Note its '''color''' | :*Note its '''color''', in particular if it is green (often faint and tan-green, brown-green to yellow-green (which indicates meconium staining). | ||
:*Look for any '''pathologies''' including granular excrescences, subchorionic fibrin or subamniotic hemorrhage | :*Look for any '''pathologies''' including granular excrescences, subchorionic fibrin or subamniotic hemorrhage | ||
:*Look at the integrity and extent of the '''vasculature''', including any traumatic damage. Also palpate the vasculature for any thrombosis. If a thrombus is grossly found for a live birth, the baby may have thrombosis, so the finding must immediately be reported to the clinician in care of the baby. | :*Look at the integrity and extent of the '''vasculature''', including any traumatic damage. Also palpate the vasculature for any thrombosis. If a thrombus is grossly found for a live birth, the baby may have thrombosis, so the finding must immediately be reported to the clinician in care of the baby. | ||