Study of placental weight in normal and pre-eclamptic pregnancies and its correlation with birth weight

Jain, Ankit; Sharma, Deepak; Sharma, Vineet; Baweja, Sonia; Jain, Rashmi

doi:10.17511/ijmrr.2016.i04.15

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“…In the present study, mean placental weight, neonate birthweight, and birthweight/placental weight ratio were respectively lower, identical, and higher compared with a selection of previously published studies ( Table 5 ). 13 – 19 The present findings support the evidence that placental weight and neonatal birthweight/placental weight ratio vary according to country, ancestry, and ethnicity. However, measurement methods vary widely between studies, particularly due to differences in placental preparations (fresh or fixed placenta), methodology, and purpose of the study.…”

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“…Placental hypoplasia, indicated by low placental weight, has been associated with maternal cardiovascular disease, vasculitis, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, accelerated placental maturation, many of the major autosomal disorders, babies with trisomy, and major fetal malformations. 10,11,18,[21][22][23][24] Even though placental weight is an indicator of placental growth, it does not indicate the efficiency of the placental function. Most pathologists opine that the function and efficiency of the placenta are more important for fetal growth than measurements of weight alone: it indirectly depends on maternal well-being, including the nutritional state measured by maternal BMI.…”

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Placental weight and its relationship with the birth weight of term infants and body mass index of the mothers

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Objective Placental pathology is a well-known cause of perinatal and neonatal mortality and morbidity, and may correlate with placental growth, which can be assessed indirectly by anthropometric placental measurements. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate mean placental weight and its relationship with birthweight and maternal body mass index (BMI). Methods Fresh (not formalin fixed) consecutively delivered placentae of term newborns (37–42 weeks), collected between February 2022 and August 2022, and the mothers and newborns, were included. Mean placental weight, birthweight and maternal BMI were calculated. Pearson’s correlation coefficient, linear regression, and one-way analysis of variance were used to analyse continuous and categorical data. Results Out of 390 samples, 211 placentae (with 211 newborns and mothers) were included in this study after exclusion criteria were applied. Mean placental weight was 494.45 ± 110.39 g, and mean term birth weight/placental weight ratio was 6.21 ± 1.21 (range, 3.35–11.62 g). Placental weight was positively correlated with birthweight and maternal BMI, but not with newborn sex. Linear regression effect estimation of placental weight on birthweight revealed a medium correlation ( R2 = 0.212; formula, 1.4553 × X + 2246.7, where X is placental weight [g]). Conclusion Placental weight was revealed to positively correlate with birthweight and maternal BMI.

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“…[1] It is the fusion of feto-maternal tissue derived from decidual basalis and villous chorion, respectively. [2] Placenta is sentinel predictor of the intrauterine health status of fetus. [3,4] It acts as vital body organs like the lung, kidney, heart and digestive organs for transfer of nutrients and gases from the mother to the fetus; removal of waste prod-ucts from the fetus to the mother.…”

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Correlation between gross morphology of the human placenta and birth weight in normotensive and pre-eclamptic pregnancies in Northwest Ethiopia

Tiruneh¹

2018

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The placenta is temporary vital organ situated between mother and developing fetus until the end of pregnancy. [1] It is the fusion of feto-maternal tissue derived from decidual basalis and villous chorion, respectively. [2] Placenta is sentinel predictor of the intrauterine health status of fetus. [3,4] It acts as vital body organs like the lung, kidney, heart and digestive organs for transfer of nutrients and gases from the mother to the fetus; removal of waste prod-ucts from the fetus to the mother. It is also a temporary endocrine organ that produces hormones for maintaining pregnancy. [5][6][7] The healthy survival of fetus depends on the placenta for normal growth and development. [8,9] Fetal weight is a very useful determinant of fetal survival, healthy growth and development [8] and is directly associated with placental morphology. When the formation, growth and functioning of placenta are compromised by diseases, maternal and fetal well-being fall at risk. [10] At term, the normal human placenta is discoid in shape, 500

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Does Placental Weight Affects Perinatal Outcome? A Prospective Case-control Study

Kumar

Agarwal

2020

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Background: Placenta plays a very important role in the growth and development of fetus. Objective: To know the correlation between placental weight and perinatal outcome in term antenatal women. Methods: Present prospective case-control study was conducted in the rural tertiary center of Northern India over one year (January-December 2018) on 1,118 term (≥37-≤42 weeks) antenatal women with singleton pregnancy fulfilling inclusion criteria with 559 women with high-risk pregnancy as cases and 559 low-risk pregnant women as controls. Placental weight, birth weight was measured immediately after delivery and compared between the two groups along with gestation, parity, fetal gender, and neonatal outcome. Statistical analysis was done using SPSS 22 version. Results: Mean placental weight [481.98±67.83 gm vs. 499.47±59.59 gm (p=.000)] and birth weight [2.68±0.53 Kg vs. 2.88±0.4 Kg (p=.000)] was significantly lower in high risk as compared to lowrisk participants, whereas placental birth weight ratio was higher in high-risk cases [18.35±2.37 vs. 17.41±1.38 (p=.000)] respectively. Placental weight was positively correlated with birth weight and placental weight and birth weight increased with increasing gestation in both cases and controls. Male neonates had higher placental weight [492.74±68.24 gm vs. 488±58.8 gm (p=0.224)] and birth weight [2.81±0.5 Kg vs. 2.74±0.45 Kg (p=0.033)] as compared to females. Neonatal Intensive Care Unit admission was significantly associated with low placental and birth weight (p=.000). Conclusion: There is a significant correlation between placental weight, birth weight and neonatal outcome, hence placental weight can be used as an indirect indicator of intrauterine fetal growth.

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Study of placental weight in normal and pre-eclamptic pregnancies and its correlation with birth weight

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Placental weight and its relationship with the birth weight of term infants and body mass index of the mothers

Placental weight and its relationship with the birth weight of term infants and body mass index of the mothers

Correlation between gross morphology of the human placenta and birth weight in normotensive and pre-eclamptic pregnancies in Northwest Ethiopia

Does Placental Weight Affects Perinatal Outcome? A Prospective Case-control Study

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