Indian Journal of Clinical Anatomy and Physiology
  • Year: 2015
  • Volume: 2
  • Issue: 3

Variation of Placental and Neonatal Weight in Normal Pregnancy and Pregnancy with Hypertension in Western Maharashtra

1Assistant Professor, LN Medical College, Bhopal

2Assistant Professor, Dept. of Anatomy, People's College of Medical Science & Research College, Bhopal

*Corresponding Author: Email: kulesh.chandekar@gmail.com

Online published on 18 December, 2015.

Abstract

Placenta is an organ for foetal nutrition and continuation of pregnancy. Morphological changes are observed in hypertensive disorder of pregnancy. Weight of placenta affects neonatal weight, and the predisposing factor for this is maternal age.

Keywords

Placenta, Maternal age, Birth weight, Pre-eclampsia, Eclampsia