Small size placenta is seen in ?: (A) Peripheral vascular disease in mother, (B) Pre eclampsia, (C) Maternal weight < 50 Kg, (D) Multiple pregnancy
Answer is B. Ans. is 'B' i.e., Pre eclampsiaSmall placenta on antenatal ultrasound USG may be due to :-Variation in placental morphology :Only post of placenta is seen.Bibbed placenta :Only one lobe is seen.Succenturiate lobe.Hypeensive states (pre-eclampsia, eclampsia)Chromosomal disorders :Trisomy 18, Dysgenic triploidy, IUGR or intrauterine infection