The effects of maternal body mass index on placental morphology and foetal birth weight: A study from Dodoma central region, Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorKiliopa, Elly O
dc.contributor.authorGesase, Peter Ainory
dc.contributor.authorLilungulu, Athanase
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-24T13:24:30Z
dc.date.available2020-11-24T13:24:30Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.descriptionFull text article. Also available at https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ssmj/article/view/192977en_US
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: The placenta plays a pivotal role during pregnancy by being intimately connected to the mother and foetus. Objective: To determine the effects of maternal Body Mass Index (BMI) on placental morphology and foetal birth weight. Method: The placental samples were obtained with consent from 236 mothers with a singleton full term pregnancy and who had a live birth between January 2017 and June 2018. Statistics on maternal BMI, placental morphology and foetal birth weight were collected and analysed using SPSS version 20 for Window (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA). Results: The mean maternal BMI was 24.25 ± 131.605 and was positively correlated with the foetal birth weight (r=0.66; p<0.001), number of cotyledons (r=0.71, p<0.001), placental weight (r=0.50; p <0.001) and placental thickness (r=0.42; p<0.001). Conclusion: The study supports the hypothesis that maternal factors which are known to influence foetal growth, birth weight and neonatal body composition are also the determinants of the placental morphology. Therefore, all the parameters can be clinically used in the prediction of birth outcomeen_US
dc.identifier.citationKiliopa, E. O., Gesase, P. A., & Lilungulu, A. (2019). The effects of maternal Body Mass Index on placental morphology and foetal birth weight: A study from Dodoma central region, Tanzania. South Sudan Medical Journal, 12(3).en_US
dc.identifier.othereISSN: 2309-4613
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/2557
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSouth Sudan Doctors Associationen_US
dc.subjectPlacentaen_US
dc.subjectPlacental morphologyen_US
dc.subjectBirth weighten_US
dc.subjectBody Mass Indexen_US
dc.subjectBMIen_US
dc.subjectFoetal birth weighten_US
dc.subjectFoetusen_US
dc.subjectFetusen_US
dc.subjectMaternal BMIen_US
dc.subjectFoetal growthen_US
dc.subjectFetal growthen_US
dc.titleThe effects of maternal body mass index on placental morphology and foetal birth weight: A study from Dodoma central region, Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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