study of placental thickness for estimation of fetal weight and neonatal outcome

Abstract

AIM: newlineTo study the placental thickness at 32 and 36 weeks of newlinegestation by ultrasound at the level of insertion of umbilical cord newlineand estimate its relationship with fetal weight and neonatal outcome newlinein singleton pregnancy. newlineOBJECTIVES: newline1. To measure the placental thickness and correlate it with newlineestimated fetal weight. newline2. To correlate placental thickness with neonatal outcome in newlineterms of birth weight, Apgar score and NICU admissions newline