American Journal of Perinatology, Table of Contents Am J Perinatol 1988; 5(1): 19-21DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-999645 ORIGINAL ARTICLE © 1988 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. The Relationship of Placental Grade to Fetal Size and Growth at Term Joseph M. Miller Jr. , Haywood L. Brown, Grace A. Kissling, Harvey A. Gabert The Departments of Obstetrics with Gynecology and Biometry and Genetics, Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans, Louisiana Recommend Article Abstract Buy Article ABSTRACT Among 246 term patients undergoing ultrasonic evaluation within 1 week of delivery, a grade-three placenta was found in 39.4%. Advanced placental maturity was not associated with altered fetal growth rates or an increase in small- or large-for-gestational infants. At term, advanced placental maturity is not associated with aberrant fetal growth. Full Text
