Placental adaptation: what can we learn from birthweight:placental weight ratio?

Placental adaptation: what can we learn from birthweight:placental weight ratio?

Appropriate fetal growth relies upon adequate placental nutrient transfer. Birthweight:placental weight ratio (BW:PW ratio) is often used as a proxy for placental efficiency, defined as the grams of fetus produced per gram placenta. An elevated BW:PW ratio in an appropriately grown fetus (small plac...

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Main Authors: Christina Elizabeth Hayward, Samantha eLean, Colin Peter Sibley, Rebecca Lee Jones, Mark eWareing, Susan L Greenwood, Mark Robert Dilworth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
Placenta
adaptation
nutrient transport
birthweight
FGR
F:P ratio
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2016.00028/full

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