Relationship of placental diameter and thickness versus fetal growth biometrics: A cross-sectional sonographic evaluation of antenatal women in Enugu, Southeast Nigeria

Relationship of placental diameter and thickness versus fetal growth biometrics: A cross-sectional sonographic evaluation of antenatal women in Enugu, Southeast Nigeria

Background: The placenta is a feto-maternal organ that plays a vital role in normal fetal growth and perinatal outcome. Sonographic studies have shown that placental diameter (PD) and thickness (PT) increase linearly with gestational age, and may have relationships with fetal parameters and estimate...

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Main Authors: Ozoemena Joseph Ogbochukwu, Ngozi Regina Dim, Amaka Obiageli Nnamani, Ngozi Rosemary Njeze, Emmanuel Nebeuwa Obikili, Cyril Chukwudi Dim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:International Journal of Medicine and Health Development
Subjects:
abdominal circumference
estimated fetal weight
placental diameter
placental thickness
Online Access:http://www.ijmhdev.com/article.asp?issn=2635-3695;year=2020;volume=25;issue=2;spage=138;epage=144;aulast=Ogbochukwu

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