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We have previously demonstrated abnormal placental vascularization in human placentas from fetuses diagnosed with CHD. Hand1 has roles in both heart and placental development and is implicated in CHD development. We utilized two conditionally activated Hand1A126fs\/+ murine mutant models to investigate the importance of cell-specific Hand1 on placental development in early (Nkx2-5Cre) and late (Cdh5Cre) pregnancy. Embryonic lethality occurred in Nkx2-5Cre\/Hand1A126fs\/+ embryos with marked fetal demise occurring after E10.5 due to a failure in placental labyrinth formation and therefore the inability to switch to hemotrophic nutrition or maintain sufficient oxygen transfer to the fetus. Labyrinthine vessels failed to develop appropriately and vessel density was significantly lower by day E12.5. In late pregnancy, the occurrence of Cdh5Cre+;Hand1A126fs\/+ fetuses was reduced from 29% at E12.5 to 20% at E18.5 and remaining fetuses exhibited reduced fetal and placental weights, labyrinth vessel density and placenta angiogenic factor mRNA expression. 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