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Table 2 The incidence of complications and perinatal morbidity

From: A thick placenta: a predictor of adverse pregnancy outcomes

 

Thick placentas (n = 138)

Controls (n = 3045)

p value

eC/S

31 (22.5%)

410 (13.5%)

< 0.05

NRFS

42 (30.4%)

458 (15.0%)

< 0.05

SGA

28 (20.3%)

371 (12.2%)

< 0.05

IUFD

1 (0.7%)

12 (0.4%)

N.S.

Abruptio placentae

4 (2.9%)

29 (1.0%)

< 0.05

PIH

14 (10.1%)

86 (2.8%)

< 0.05

GDM

3 (2.2%)

23 (0.8%)

N.S.

Congenital anomalies

13 (9.4%)

96 (3.2%)

< 0.05

  1. Number (%). N.S., not significant. eCS, emergency cesarean section.
  2. NRFS, non-reassuring fetal status. SGA, small for gestational.
  3. IUFD, intrauterine fetal death. PIH, pregnancy induced hypertension.
  4. GDM, gestational diabetes mellitus.
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