A Study of Placental Thickness Using Ultrasonography

Abstract

This is prospective study which was done during July 2016 to September 2016 and was carried out in (Bashair Educated hospital, Madani educated hospital) Sudan. The study discusses the study of placental thickness using ultrasonography. A total of “50” pregnant ladies were selected randomly; all those ladies have age from 20-45. Any pregnant have twins, diabetes mellitus or any critical cases was excluded from this study. All patients were subjected to be examined by U/S scanning using ‘Mendray and Toshiba ’ with 3,5MHz probe. Trans abdominal Scanning were performed for all patients to evaluate fetus viability , if it is normal or abnormal; also evaluate placental thickness, also I measure mother weight and height to evaluate the BMI by electronic scale and measurement tape.Data was collected using a data collecting sheet and in data analysis the author uses the gross tabulation, linear regression, discriminate analysis. Placental thickness and efficiency in relation to maternal body mass thickness BMI and its efficiency in relation to LMP gestational age in 50 pregnancies. Placental thickness increased with increasing BMI through underweight, normal, overweight categories and accordingly underweight women were more likely to experience placental growth restriction, while placental hypertrophy was more common in overweight .in figure (4-4) the placental thickness in A location increase by 0.4403mm per one unit of BMI, also in figure(4-5)the placental thickness in B location increase by 0.3699mm per one unit of BMI, therefor in C location of placental thickness the increasing by 0.3421 mm per one unit of BMI. Also LMP gestational age have observable relation with placental thickness. there in figure (4-1) the placental thickness in A position increase by 0.7431mm per week, also in figure(4-2) the placental thickness in B position increase by 0.8914mm per week. And in C position the placental thickness increasing by 0.6884mm per week. I was also research in relation between placental thickness and other maternal parameters (parity and number of normal delivery) but there is no significant relation between them. By using ANOVA test.