Relationship between gross placental characteristics and perinatal outcome of low-risk singleton deliveries
Author(s) -
KikelomoTemilola Adesina,
OlumuyiwaO Ogunlaja,
AP Aboyeji,
HalimatJ Akande,
Abiodun S. Adeniran,
Adebunmi O. Olarinoye,
A.A. Fawole
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
nigerian postgraduate medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 19
ISSN - 1117-1936
DOI - 10.4103/1117-1936.196255
Subject(s) - obstetrics , medicine , birth weight , umbilical cord , gestational age , placenta , gestation , pregnancy , singleton , fetus , low birth weight , obstetrics and gynaecology , gynecology , biology , genetics , anatomy
Gross examination of the placenta may provide useful insight into the aetiology of newborn and maternal complications. A review of literature revealed only a few epidemiological studies that determined the relationships between placental abnormalities, gestational age and occurrence of adverse outcome in babies of healthy pregnant women in our region.
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