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The Relationship of Placental Grade to Fetal Size and Growth at Term
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1988
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Fetal MedicineGynecologyFetal GrowthEmbryologyTerm PatientsAdvanced Placental MaturityPublic HealthPlacental DevelopmentPlacental MaturityGestational AgeMaternal HealthPlacental GradeMaternal-fetal MedicineUltrasoundFetal SizePlacental FunctionDevelopmental BiologyPediatricsPregnancyPreterm BirthIntrapartum UltrasoundFetal ComplicationMedicine
Among 246 term patients undergoing ultrasonic evaluation within 1 week of delivery, a grade-three placenta was found in 39.4%. Advanced placental maturity was not associated with altered fetal growth rates or an increase in small- or large-for-gestational infants. At term, advanced placental maturity is not associated with aberrant fetal growth.