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Sonographic Prenatal Diagnosis of Marginal Placental Cord Insertion
Author(s) -
Liu Charles C.,
Pretorius Dolores H.,
Scioscia Angela L.,
Hull Andrew D.
Publication year - 2002
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.2002.21.6.627
Subject(s) - medicine , obstetrics , preeclampsia , percentile , birth weight , pregnancy , umbilical cord , cord , retrospective cohort study , fetus , population , surgery , statistics , genetics , mathematics , environmental health , anatomy , biology
Objective . To assess the impact of a sonographic diagnosis of marginal placental cord insertion on birth weight and duration of pregnancy. Methods . A retrospective chart review was performed for 100 singleton pregnancies with prospectively identified marginal placental cord insertion. Results . Birth weights below the 10th percentile occurred in 6.25% of pregnancies without preeclampsia. Spontaneous preterm delivery occurred in 7.3% of pregnancies without preeclampsia. Rates of birth weight below the 10th percentile and preterm delivery were not significantly different from those in the general population. Preeclampsia developed in 4 patients; all had elective preterm deliveries, and all gave birth to neonates with birth weights below the 10th percentile. Conclusions . A prenatal diagnosis of marginal placental cord insertion is not associated with increased risk of growth impairment or preterm delivery.