Effects of placental infarctions on the fetal outcome in pregnancies complicated by hypertension

To determine the frequency of placental infarcts and its effects on the fetal outcome in pregnancies complicated by hypertension. Case control. Obstetrics Unit of North Colombo Teaching Hospital, Ragama, Sri Lanka, from January 2003 to January 2004. Placentae of 150 normotensive women and 200 hypert...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan 2008-04, Vol.18 (4), p.213-216
Hauptverfasser:	Salgado, Sujatha S, Pathmeswaran, A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Apgar Score Birth Weight Case-Control Studies Female Head - growth & development Humans Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced - pathology Infant, Newborn Infarction - complications Infarction - epidemiology Odds Ratio Organ Size Placenta - blood supply Placental Insufficiency - etiology Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular - pathology
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Zusammenfassung:	To determine the frequency of placental infarcts and its effects on the fetal outcome in pregnancies complicated by hypertension. Case control. Obstetrics Unit of North Colombo Teaching Hospital, Ragama, Sri Lanka, from January 2003 to January 2004. Placentae of 150 normotensive women and 200 hypertensive women were studied to detect the number of placentae with infarctions. Apgar score, birth weight and the head circumference of the newborns were measured and analyzed. The frequency of placental infarcts was significantly higher in hypertensive group (30%) compared to normotensive group (18.7%). An association between placental infarction and low Apgar score of the newborn was seen in the hypertensive group (p
ISSN:	1022-386X