Open AccessPlacental Grading with Ultrasound in Hypertensive and Normotensive Pregnancies: A Prospective, Consecutive Study
Author(s) -
Montan Sven,
Jörgensen Connie,
Svalenius Elisabeth,
Ingemarsson Ingemar
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016348609157389
Subject(s) - medicine , grading (engineering) , obstetrics , prospective cohort study , placenta , ultrasound , pregnancy , fetus , predictive value , gynecology , radiology , civil engineering , biology , engineering , genetics
Placental grading was studied prospectively with real‐time ultrasound in 654 consecutive pregnancies. the placental maturation was clearly demonstrated in both unselected and hypertensive pregnancies. No differences in placental grading were found between normotensive and hypertensive pregnancies. Fetal outcome was not associated with different placental grades and a grade III placenta was not predictive of an adverse outcome. the value of antenatal placental grading in unselective and hypertensive pregnancies could not be demonstrated.