Children with a thin placenta at birth have double the chances of dying from a sudden heart failure warns a leading British physician. A thin placenta can hit the quality of a baby's foetal development by reducing the flow of nutrients between mother and child and this can affect the way the heart develops. David Barker physician and professor of clinical epidemiologist at the University of Southampton said it was crucial the characteristics of the placenta were recorded.We should routinely note the measurements after birth. We know the thicker the placenta the better and that a thin placenta is associated with sudden
