Placental size at gestational week 36: Comparisons between ongoing pregnancies and deliveries.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

We aimed to compare placental size and placental size relative to fetal size (ratio) in ongoing pregnancies examined by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at gestational week 36 with placental size among all deliveries at gestational week 36 during the same time period.

Material and methods

Ongoing unselected singleton pregnancies (n = 89) were examined by MRI at median gestational week 36+5 days during 2017-2018, and placental and fetal volumes (cm³ ) were calculated. The placental size and ratio in ongoing pregnancies were compared with placental size and ratio among all deliveries in Norway at gestational week 36 (median gestational week 36+4 days) during 2016-2019 (n = 5582). For comparison of size, we converted volume (cm³ ) in ongoing p

SUBMITTER: Peterson HF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10755138 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature