Volume : VII, Issue : X, October - 2017

MORPHOMETRIC STUDY OF PLACENTA IN NORMAL AND HYPERTENSIVE PREGNANCIES

Dr K Shashi Kantha, Dr V. Bharat Kumar

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 Background – Placenta is a vital organ which is directly related to maintaince of pregnancy and normal fetal growth. Fetal outcome is adversely affected by changes in placenta due to hypertension complicating pregnancy. Methods – A study was conducted in Department of Anatomy Kakatiya Medical College Warangal. Total 200 placentae were collected, 100 from normal pregnancies (control) and 100 from pregnancies complicated by hypertension (study). Morphometric parameters like shape, weight, thickness and calcifications are noted. Results– The morphometric parameters like weight, and thickness are significantly low in pregnancies complicated by hypertension than normal pregnancies. Calcifications in study group are more. Conclusion– Placenta in pregnancies complicated by hypertension are found to have significantly low weight, diameter, thickness and they found to have more calcifications which directly influence the outcome of pregnancy

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Dr K Shashi Kantha, Dr V. Bharat Kumar, MORPHOMETRIC STUDY OF PLACENTA IN NORMAL AND HYPERTENSIVE PREGNANCIES, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-10 | October-2017

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