Comparative Study of Placenta in Hypertensive Pregnancies in the Population of Vidarbha Region of Maharashtra India

This study was carried out to compare the placentae of normal and hypertensive pregnancies in terms of weight, number of cotyledons, surface area, volume and presence of infarcted areas and attachment of umbilical cord. Then an attempt was made to correlate the hypertensive disease with foetal outcome. 230 Fresh placentae were collected immediately after delivery of the newborn, washed in running tap water, dried with blotting paper and then weighed. Surface area and volume was also calculated. The weight of the newborn was noted in both the groups. The results of this study indicate significant reduction in weight, surface area and volume of the hypertensive placentae as compared to the normal placentae. We conclude that placenta of hypertensive mothers have associated morphological changes.