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One cohort consisted of placentas with a clinical indication for histologic examination and the other of placentas with a clinically healthy pregnancy and a healthy infant. In this study, a placenta request form based on established international guidelines was used. Placentas from singleton and twin pregnancies with and without clinical indications were histopathologically examined. Clinical information was extracted from the request form and later correlated with histological findings. A total of 236 placentas were examined, including 127 (53.8%) with clinical indications and 109 (46.2%) without. The concordance between submission reasons and histopathological findings was higher in singleton pregnancies with clinical indications (90.9%) compared to twin pregnancies (62.97%). Placentas from singleton and twin pregnancies with clinical indications exhibited significantly more pathological findings than their respective healthy control groups. 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