Open AccessThe relationship between the weight of the placenta and birth weight of the neonate in a Nigerian Hospital
Author(s) -
A Panti,
Bissala A Ekele,
EI Nwobodo,
Y Ahmed
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
nigerian medical journal/nigerian medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-774X
pISSN - 0300-1652
DOI - 10.4103/0300-1652.103547
Subject(s) - birth weight , medicine , gestational age , obstetrics , fetal weight , fetus , singleton , placenta , parity (physics) , pregnancy , statistical significance , low birth weight , gestation , biology , genetics , physics , particle physics
There have been several publications from different countries on the relationship between the placental weight and birth weight of the neonate. However, such reports from Nigeria are lacking in literature. The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between the placental weight and birth weight of the neonate at term pregnancy in a Nigerian hospital.