1 INTRODUCTION Maternal vascular malperfusion (MVM) is the most common pathological diagnosis of the placenta found following delivery in the context of pre-eclampsia, fetal growth restriction (FGR) and potentially avoidable stillbirth.1, 2 The current standard for the diagnosis of placental MVM pathology was established in 2014 by a Placental Workshop Group meeting in Amsterdam ( known as the Amsterdam Criteria), and uses a standardised sampling protocol with specific diagnostic criteria.3...