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Am J Perinatol 1988; 5(1): 19-21
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-999645
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© 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
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04 March 2008 (online)

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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.