About the Authors

E. Lecarpentier

edouard.lecarpentier@wanadoo.fr

Affiliations INSERM, UMR-S 1139, Paris, France, PRES Sorbonne Paris Cité, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France, Port Royal Maternity, Department of Gynecology Obstetrics I, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Cochin Broca Hôtel Dieu, Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire Ouest, Assistance Publique-Hôpital de Paris, Paris, France, DHU Risques et grossesse, Paris, France, PremUP Foundation, Paris, France

M. Bhatt

Affiliation Laboratoire d'Hydrodynamique (LadHyX), CNRS, École Polytechnique, 91128, Palaiseau, France

G. I. Bertin

Affiliation Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), MERIT - UMR216, Paris, France

B. Deloison

Affiliations PRES Sorbonne Paris Cité, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France, INSERM U970, Paris Cardiovascular Research Center-PARCC, Paris, France, EA FETUS 7328, Paris, France, Department of Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine, Paris Descartes University, Hôpital Necker-Enfants-Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpital de Paris, Paris, France

L. J. Salomon

Affiliations PRES Sorbonne Paris Cité, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France, INSERM U970, Paris Cardiovascular Research Center-PARCC, Paris, France, EA FETUS 7328, Paris, France, Department of Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine, Paris Descartes University, Hôpital Necker-Enfants-Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpital de Paris, Paris, France

P. Deloron

Affiliation Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), MERIT - UMR216, Paris, France

T. Fournier

Affiliations INSERM, UMR-S 1139, Paris, France, PRES Sorbonne Paris Cité, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France, DHU Risques et grossesse, Paris, France, PremUP Foundation, Paris, France

A. I. Barakat

Affiliation Laboratoire d'Hydrodynamique (LadHyX), CNRS, École Polytechnique, 91128, Palaiseau, France

V. Tsatsaris

Affiliations INSERM, UMR-S 1139, Paris, France, PRES Sorbonne Paris Cité, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France, Port Royal Maternity, Department of Gynecology Obstetrics I, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Cochin Broca Hôtel Dieu, Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire Ouest, Assistance Publique-Hôpital de Paris, Paris, France, DHU Risques et grossesse, Paris, France, PremUP Foundation, Paris, France

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: EL LJS PD TF AIB VT. Performed the experiments: EL MB GIB BD. Analyzed the data: EL MB GIB BD AIB VT. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: EL PD TF AIB VT. Wrote the paper: EL GIB AIB VT. Conceived the study: EL. Designed each part of the study: EL LJS PD TF AIB VT. Designed and performed the computational fluid dynamic simulations with the COMSOL software: EL MB. Performed the cytoadhesion experiments: EL GIB. Designed the clinical trial PLACENTIMAGE: BD LJS. Analyzed the data of placental MRI: EL BD. Obtained the permission to use the human red blood cells: GIB PD. Obtained the permission for use of human placenta: TF VT. Analyzed the coherence of the data: EL AIB VT.