Estimation of Gestational Age in Second and Third Trimester By Placental Thickness using Ultrasonography

Abstract

The study aimed to estimate the correlation between the placenta thickness and gestational age . the study was done on 50 normal pregnant Sudanese women in 2nd and 3rd trimesters. The data used in the study were collected from deprtment of ultrasound in alsuadi hospital, madani hospital, and bashair hospital during June 2016. The used ultrasound device was sonoscape and mindray –digiprince DP-20”, 3.5MHz convex probe. It was found that the placenta thickness increase with gestational age and there is statistically significant positive correlation between PT and gestational age. it is recommended that uses the placental thickness as a parameter in estimating gestational age need further testing in order to be applicable and installed in ultrasound machine . it is also recommended to estimate the gestational age using placenta thickness with abnormal pregnancies