Placental size during early pregnancy and fetal outcome: A preliminary report of a sequential ultrasonographic study

Abstract Placental growth during pregnancy was studied serially by ultrasonographic measurement of placental area in 50 primigravid women. Placental area at a menstrual age of 150 days was compared to infant birth weight. Small placental area at a menstrual age of 150 days was significantly related to low infant birth weight (