Sonographic Maturation of the Placenta at 30 to 34 Weeks Is Not Associated With Second Trimester Markers of Placental Insufficiency in Low-risk Pregnancies

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1134-1139

  Walker, Melissa G ^a   Hindmarsh, Peter C ^b   Geary, Michael ^c,d   Kingdom, John C P ^a,c  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

^d ROTUNDA HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Fetal growth; Grannum grading; Intrauterine growth restriction; Maternal serum screening; Placental ultrasound; Uterine artery Doppler

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTEPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CLASSIFICATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; DOPPLER ULTRASONOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS GROWTH; GESTATIONAL AGE; GRANNUM GRADING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL SERUM SCREENING TEST; MATERNAL SMOKING; PLACENTA FUNCTION; PLACENTA INSUFFICIENCY; PREECLAMPSIA; PREMATURE LABOR; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; ULTRASOUND; UTERINE ARTERY DOPPLER; BLOOD; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA; PLACENTA DISORDER; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; UNITED KINGDOM; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UTERINE ARTERY;

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALPHA-FETOPROTEINS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; LONDON; MIDDLE AGED; PLACENTA; PLACENTA DISEASES; PLACENTAL INSUFFICIENCY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; UTERINE ARTERY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79961001084     PISSN: 17012163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)34736-3     Document Type: Article

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