Placental weight and neurologic outcome in the infant: A review

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2082-2087

  Teng, Jennifer ^a   Chang, Taeun ^a   Reyes, Christine ^a   Nelson, Karin B ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Fetoplacental ratio; Neonatal encephalopathy; Normative weight; Placenta; Placentomegaly

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BRAIN DISEASE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; FETOPLACENTAL UNIT; GENDER; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PERINATAL DEATH; PLACENTA WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; REVIEW; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

BRAIN DAMAGE, CHRONIC; CEREBRAL PALSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; ORGAN SIZE; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 84866368469     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2012.671871     Document Type: Review

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