Catov JM, et al. - A prospective cohort study was performed to assess whether preterm birth (PTB) with placental evidence of malperfusion is associated with cardiovascular risk factors after pregnancy. They observed an excess maternal cardiometabolic risk burden in association with PTBs with placental malperfusion in the decade after pregnancy. It seemed that the placenta could provide insight into subtypes of PTB related to maternal cardiovascular disease.