Sonographic Placental Grading in 3 Trimester of Hypertensive Patients

Samreen Nazir; Muhammad Aamir; Sajid Shaheen Malik; Mehreen Fatima

doi:10.52229/ajahs.v2i2.298

Samreen Nazir University Institute of Medical Lab Technology, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
Muhammad Aamir Nawaz Sharif Social Security Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
Sajid Shaheen Malik University Institute of Medical Lab Technology, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
Mehreen Fatima University Institute of Medical Lab Technology, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.52229/ajahs.v2i2.298

Keywords: Hypertensive mothers, Placental maturity grading, Cotyledons, Basal layer of placenta, Fetal layer of placenta

Abstract

Mostly poorly controlled hypertensive women have superimposed preeclampsia. In hypertensive pregnancy, the complications occur when the calcification was present in placental. The risk factor of hypertension is placental abruption that may cause premature birth.

Objective: To determine the placental grading in 3^rd trimester of hypertensive patients through sonography.

Methods: The study design was observational descriptive and the calculated sample size were 125 hypertensive pregnant women at 3^rd trimester. The Study was conducted at the Diagnostic Ultrasound Department of The Nawaz Sharif Social Security Hospital, Lahore. All the pregnant hypertensive women at 3 trimester were included in this study voluntarily. SPSS version 21.0 was used for data analysis. Results: All the mothers included in this study were having mean gestational age 34.9+2.33633 weeks. The number of grade II and III in hypertensive pregnant women were 58.4% (73/125) and 41.6% (52/125) respectively.

Conclusions: Placental maturity grading increase with hypertension. G-II placenta was observed in more hypertensive pregnancies. Hypertension has effected on placental grading in third trimester, with the increases in lower abdominal pain.