| Fetal death and placental weight/birthweight ratio. A population study. | |
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PMID: 23398315 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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OBJECTIVE: To study the association of placental weight and placental weight/birthweight ratio with gestational age specific fetal death. DESIGN: Population-based study. Setting. Medical Birth Registry of Norway. Population. All singleton births in Norway, 1999-2008 (n=534 892) METHODS: Gestational age specific quartiles of placental weight and placental weight/birthweight ratio were estimated, and proportions of fetal deaths and live births within the lowest and highest quartile were compared. The risk of fetal death associated with placental weight/birthweight ratio was estimated as crude and adjusted odds ratios (ORs). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Offspring vital status. RESULTS: Pregnancies with fetal death were overrepresented in the lowest quartile of placental weight and placental weight/birthweight ratio in term and preterm deliveries. In preterm deliveries, fetal deaths were also overrepresented in the highest placental weight/birthweight ratio. Adjusted odds ratio of fetal death in preterm deliveries was 1.67 (95% confidence interval 1.44-1.94) for placental weight/birthweight ratio in the lowest quartile and 1.79 (95% confidence interval 1.55-2.08) in the highest quartile. Corresponding odds ratios for deliveries at term were 1.76 (95% confidence interval 1.50-2.06) and 1.18 (95% confidence interval 0.99-1.41). Conclusions Both small and large placentas relative to birthweight were associated with fetal death in preterm births. At term, only small placentas relative to birthweight were associated with fetal death. Understanding the mechanisms behind the increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes in pregnancies with disproportionate placental weight/birthweight ratio may be important for prevention of fetal deaths. © 2013 The Authors Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica © 2013 Nordic Federation of Societies of Obstetrics and Gynecology. |
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Camilla Haavaldsen; Sven O Samuelsen; Anne Eskild |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2013-2-7 |
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Title: Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica Volume: - ISSN: 1600-0412 ISO Abbreviation: Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand Publication Date: 2013 Feb |
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Created Date: 2013-2-12 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0370343 Medline TA: Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand Country: - |
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© 2013 The Authors Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica © 2013 Nordic Federation of Societies of Obstetrics and Gynecology. |
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Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Akershus University Hospital and Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Lørenskog. |
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