The Relationship Between the Weight of the Placenta and Birth Weight of the Neonate

INTRODUCTION Weight of placenta has long been associated with fetal growth and perinatal well-being. Low placental weight (standardized for sex gestational age) is more common among stillbirths whereas high neonatal death, serious morbidity, low 5-min Apgar score, respiratory morbidity. believed to reflect an inadequate surface area nutrient gas exchange, leading compromise. However, it also proposed that the increased risk result villous oedema, which may compress blood vessels reduce transfer nutrients fetus. MATERIAL AND METHODS A descriptive cross-sectional study total, 798 subjects met inclusive criteria. After consent, age, sex, prepregnancy weight, mother at time delivery, trimmed were recorded. RESULTS The mean birth was 2818±447.19 gm while 489.29±59 placental-fetal ratio 17.63. birthweight male 2823.97±451.12 female 2811.69±442.93 gm. Similarly, 490.37±57.7 487.98±60.58 As age increases placental-birth decreases. CONCLUSION There a positive relation between neonate birth. weights term decreases advancing age. Thus, prolongation pregnancy adversely affect