Placental Weight and Risk of Neonatal Death

JAMA Pediatr. 2020 Feb 1;174(2):197-199. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.4556.

Authors

Johanne Dypvik^{1

2}, Sandra Larsen^{1

2}, Camilla Haavaldsen¹, Ola Didrik Saugstad³, Anne Eskild^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway.
² Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
³ Department of Pediatric Research, Oslo University Hospital, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.

Abstract

This study examines the association of placental weight with the risk of prenatal death using data from the Medical Birth Registry of Norway.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Female
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Organ Size
Perinatal Death*
Placenta / anatomy & histology*
Pregnancy
Risk Assessment