MIP and Stillbirth: EMIP recapitulates several features of human MIP, including placental parasite accumulation, damage to the syncytiotrophoblast, an LBW phenotype (P < 0.001; Fig. 4A), and reduced fetal viability (a surrogate for stillbirth) assessed at gestational day 19 (G19) (P < 0.001; Fig. 4B) (10, 41).