Study of Placenta Location in Sudanese Pregnant Women Using Ultrasonography

Abstract

Doppler ultrasound of the placenta is one of the method of determinations of fetoplacental locations and related abnormalities. A descriptive study aimed to determine and study of the placental location in normal Sudanese pregnant women in order to assess the common placental location related to the normal pregnancy. The data collected in Omdurman Maternity Hospital (Omdurman) from November 2015 to October 2016; one hundred pregnant women in first, second and third trimesters were scanned by ultrasound machine Toshiba-power vision-6000. Placental location was identified in a longitudinal section at the point of insertion of the umbilical cord. The variables used to establish this study was mother age, BPD, fetalAge, number of pregnancy, trimester, type of delivery, placental location, and liquor, where the result showed that mean age equal to (27.04±6.045) yrs., liquor equal to (5.527±0.4546cm). A significant correlation noted between the GA and liquor, while common placental location found to be posterior most commonly in age group of 27.2-30.5 yrs. Most fetal presentation appear to be in cephalic direction rather than the others most commonly in age group of (17- 20.3yrs.).In Conclusions: US has an excellent presentation of placental location and therefore assessing the related abnormalities.