PLACENTAL WEIGHT AND ANEMIA

PLACENTAL WEIGHT AND ANEMIA

A prospective study of 550 consecutive mothers delivered in Amin Ob. Gyn center of Isfahan University was performed to determine the relationships between maternal anemia, placental weight and neonatal birth weight. The important findings were marked placental hypertrophy in anemic mothers. (r= -/9...

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Main Authors: M. Mirdamadi, M. Golshan, B. Aflaki, H. Nazemian, M. Salimi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 1977-09-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
Subjects:
Consecutive mothers
Maternal anemia
Placental weight
Neonatal birth weight
Online Access:https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/2719
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Summary:A prospective study of 550 consecutive mothers delivered in Amin Ob. Gyn center of Isfahan University was performed to determine the relationships between maternal anemia, placental weight and neonatal birth weight. The important findings were marked placental hypertrophy in anemic mothers. (r= -/9.95) .It is probable that in anemic mothers placental hypertrophy is a compensatory mechanism responsible for an increase in fetal oxygen-uptake.
ISSN:2251-6085
2251-6093

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