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A reevaluation of placental grading and its clinical significance.
Author(s) -
Hopper K D,
Komppa G H,
Bice P,
Williams M D,
Cotterill R W,
Ghaed N
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
journal of ultrasound in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1550-9613
pISSN - 0278-4297
DOI - 10.7863/jum.1984.3.6.261
Subject(s) - medicine , preeclampsia , pregnancy , obstetrics , clinical significance , grading (engineering) , gynecology , placenta , fetus , genetics , civil engineering , engineering , biology
Pregnancies complicated by preeclampsia or intrauterine growth retardation have an earlier and faster placental maturation than normal. This is demonstrated in a study of 1,096 obstetrical examinations of 473 non‐diabetic mothers. It is recommended that a pregnancy demonstrating grade I maturational changes prior to 27 weeks, grade II changes prior to 32 weeks, or especially grade III changes prior to 34 weeks be followed clinically and ultrasonically for possible complications.