Assessment of the Relationship between Placental Location and Fetal Gender using Ultrasonography

Abstract

The aim of the study was to determine the role of ultrasound in relationship between placental location and fetal gender in second and third trimester of pregnancy. An analytic, observational study was performed at multi-centers and hospitals in Khartoum state, during the period from (June-Sep2016). The study excluded congenital abnormal uterus, multiple pregnancies in normal uterus and fetal demises, congenital fetal anomalies, technical factors make fetal gender not clear. The study followed international scanning guideline and protocol to localize placenta and to detect fetal gender. The data was analyzed using SPSS.The results revealed that the most affected age group in ranged 26-35 years with percentage of 53.3% , most of them have no history of C/S or abnormal placental location. The most placenta were located fundal posterior, most gender determined in this study were males. The study found that there isno relationship between placental location and fetal gender, when the placenta was located posterior high proportion were males, Also when located anteriorly high proportion were males. The study recommended more research should be done with increased duration and sample volume for more accurate results.