Abstract

Placental thickness measured at the level of the umbilical cord insertion can be used as a new parameter to estimate gestational age. The present study was undertaken to evaluate the relationship between placental thickness and gestational age and to assess the growth pattern of placenta with advancing gestational age in pregnancy induced hypertension and gestationaldiabetes mellitus. Objectives: 1. To assessthe placental thickness in normal pregnancy, Pregnancy induced hypertension andgestational diabetes mellitus 2.To compare the placental thickness in normal pregnancy with placental thickness in gestational diabetes mellitus and in pregnancy induced hypertension. Methods: The study included 120 antenatal cases of gestational age between 24-28 weeks of gestation based on each 40 cases of normal pregnancy, gestational diabetes mellitus and pregnancy induced hypertension women aged between 18-40 years, who attending Adichunchanagiri Institute of Medical Sciences and referred to the Radiodiagnosis department for antenatal Ultrasound from the period of November 2019 to May 2020

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