Conference
Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Sickle Cell Disease With Abnormal Placental Weight to Birthweight Ratios [27C]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Low placental weight to birthweight (PW:BW) ratio is a marker of abnormal placental development, and is linked with perinatal morbidity and mortality. Sickle cell disease (SCD), the most common hemoglobinopathy worldwide, is associated with placentally-mediated complications; yet, PW:BW ratios in this context have not been studied. Our aim was to investigate PW:BW ratios in pregnancies of women with SCD, and its association with …
Authors
Dziegielewski C; D'Souza RD; Keating S; Wou K; Shehata N; Malinowski AK
Volume
133
Pagination
pp. 38s-38s
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
5 2019
DOI
10.1097/01.aog.0000559448.00774.26
Conference proceedings
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Issue
1
ISSN
0029-7844