Association of Placental Thickness and Estimated Fetal Weight in pregnant Women in Gezira state

Abstract

The purpose of this descriptive study is to investigate the relationship between the placenta thickness and estimated fetal weight in normal pregnancy women in Gezira state .The data collected in Wad Wadni Teaching Hospital and Abo osher Teaching Hospital from May 2016 to November 2016 .Fifty pregnant women in second and third trimesters were scanned by ultrasound machine Toshiba -Power . Fetal weight was estimated by measurement of biparietal diameter (BPD) and abdominal circumference (AC). Placenta thickness was measured in alongitudinal section at the point of insertion of the umbilical cord. The data is analyzed by using Package Statistical for Social Sciences (SPSS). Results of the study showed that there is strong positive correlation between placenta thickness and estimated fetal weight (r=0.873) and (p=0.01) and both are firmly increase with fetal age .The results also showed linear regression between them. The study showed that the fetal weight increase by 60 gm/mm of the placenta thickness. Researcher noticed that with same placenta thickness there were different fetal weights. However, the normality of fetal weight and fetal development can followed by measuring Placenta thickness.