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Miwa, I., Sase, M., Torii, M., Sanai, H., Nakamura, Y., & Ueda, K. (2014). A thick placenta: a predictor of adverse pregnancy outcomes. SpringerPlus, 3353. https://doi.org/10.1186/2193-1801-3-353
Miwa, Ichiro, et al. "A thick placenta: a predictor of adverse pregnancy outcomes." SpringerPlus vol. 3 (2014): 353. doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/2193-1801-3-353
Miwa I, Sase M, Torii M, Sanai H, Nakamura Y, Ueda K. A thick placenta: a predictor of adverse pregnancy outcomes. Springerplus. 2014 Jul 11;3:353. doi: 10.1186/2193-1801-3-353. eCollection 2014. PMID: 25077064; PMCID: PMC4112033.
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Springerplus. 2014 Jul 11;3:353. doi: 10.1186/2193-1801-3-353. eCollection 2014.

A thick placenta: a predictor of adverse pregnancy outcomes.

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Ichiro Miwa, Masakatsu Sase, Mayumi Torii, Hiromi Sanai, Yasuhiko Nakamura, Kazuyuki Ueda

Affiliations

  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yamaguchi Grand Medical Center, 77 Oosaki, Houhu, 747-8511 Japan.

PMID: 25077064 PMCID: PMC4112033 DOI: 10.1186/2193-1801-3-353

Abstract

PURPOSE: The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of an ultrasonographic measurement of placental thickness and the correlation of a thick placenta with adverse perinatal outcome.

METHODS: Placental thickness was measured in single gravidas, 16 to 40 weeks of gestation, between 2005 and 2009. Placentas were considered to be thick if their measured thickness were above the 95th percentile for gestational age.

RESULTS: The incidence of thick placentas was 4.3% (138/3,183). Perinatal morbidity and neonatal conditions were worse in cases with thick placenta rather than without thick placenta.

CONCLUSIONS: Ultrasonographic measurement of placental thickness is a simple method to estimate placental size. Thick placenta may be a useful predictor of adverse pregnancy outcomes.

Keywords: Measurement of placental thickness; Perinatal outcome; Thick placenta; Ultrasonography

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