Characterization of Placenta Using Ultrasonography

Abstract

This was cross sectional study done in normal pregnant women in second and third trimester , to estimate the placenta thickness ,fetal weight and gestational age .

The aim of this study was to assess characterization of placenta and estimate the correlation between placenta thickness (PT),fetal weight(FW) and gestational age(GA) using Ultrasound.

The sample size was consisted of 55 normal pregnant women in second and third trimester the data was collected by master data sheets in the period from April 2019 to june 2019.

This study was carried out in Ultrasound departments of; Haj Elsafi Hospital, Elhaj Uosef hospital in Khartoum state. Data were analyzed by using SPSS (statically package for the social sciences) program and the results were presented in form of graphs and tables.

The mean maternal ageyear was 29.53 (minimum 13 and maximum40) ,mean maternal weightkg 63.53 (minimum 46 maximum 85) , the mean placenta thickness cm 2.88 (minimum 1.8 maximum4.4) , the mean gestational age week 28.50 (minimum 17.29 maximum 39.14)and mean fetal weightg 2405 (minimum 1650 maximum 3490).

The study found there was the strong significant correlation between gestational age, fetal weight and placental thickness (P< 0.01) the placenta grade strongly correlated to fetal weight and gestational age (P< 0.01) , but no significant correlation between placenta thickness and maternal clinical history, also no significant correlation between maternal status and placenta location (p>0.05).

The study found the placenta thickness has direct relationship with gestational age it increase with the increase of gestational age (R2= 0.366) and found linear relationship between placenta thickness and fetal weight (R2= 0.328).

The study approved there was significant positive correlation between the placental thickness ,fetal weight ,gestational age in non DM, non HT normal pregnant women.

Further studies should be carried aut in this field on many aspect such as increasing the number of patients, to show the relation between placental thickness and gestational age fetal weight , is recommended estimate the fetal age by using placental thickness for different nationalities or with abnormal pregnancies (DM.HT).