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Type of Article : Original

Year: 2015 | Volume 3 | Issue 1 | Page No. 889-894

Date of Publication: 28-02-2015

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.16965/ijar.2015.111


EFFECT OF GESTATIONAL DIABETES MELLITUS ON GROSS MORPHOLOGY OF PLACENTA: A COMPARATIVE STUDY

Pankaj Saini *1, Jai Prakash Pankaj 2, Anjali Jain 3, Gyan Chand Agarwal 4.

*1 Ph.D. scholar, Department of Anatomy, Sawai Man Singh Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
2 2nd Year resident, Department of Community Medicine, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
3 Assistant professor, Department of Community Medicine, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
4 Professor & Head, Department of Anatomy, Pacific Medical College, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India.

Address: Pankaj Saini, 1/466, Manglam Apartment, Chitrakoot Scheme, Vaishali Nagar, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. Pin 302021, Mobile No. +919414663090
E-Mail: pankajsaini1976@gmail.com

Abstract

Background: The fetus, placenta and mother constitute a triad of contributors to pregnancy outcome. When pregnancy is complicated by a medical problem like, diabetes mellitus which affects maternal health, architecture and functions of the placenta may even jeopardize the fetal normalcy. The placenta being the bridge between maternal and fetal activities, considered as a window through which maternal dysfunctions and their impacts on fetal well being can be understood.
Aim: The aim was to study gross morphology of placentae of women with gestational diabetes mellitus and to compare the results with normal pregnancies.
Methods: It was an observational study. After due approval from institutional ethics committee, 40 placentae from pregnant women clinically diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus and 40 placentae from uncomplicated normal pregnant women were collected from labour room and operation theatre of department of obstetrics and gynaecology of government medical college hospital in Jaipur (Rajasthan). Confirmed gestational diabetic cases were selected purposively while controls were taken sequentially. Gross morphological features of each placenta were recorded. The statistical methods used were unpaired ‘t’ test and chi square test.
Results: The results showed that weight, diameter, surface area, central thickness and number of cotyledons of placentae from diabetic mothers were significantly more than placentae from normal uncomplicated pregnancies, while no significant differences were observed in shape and site of umbilical cord insertion.
Conclusion: The gross morphology of placentae with gestational diabetes mellitus significantly differs from normal pregnancies which may be associated with alteration in physiological functioning of placenta and ultimately fetal outcome.
KEY WORDS: Gestational diabetes mellitus, morphology, placenta, pregnancy.

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Pankaj Saini, Jai Prakash Pankaj, Anjali Jain, Gyan Chand Agarwal. EFFECT OF GESTATIONAL DIABETES MELLITUS ON GROSS MORPHOLOGY OF PLACENTA: A COMPARATIVE STUDY. Int J Anat Res 2015;3(1):889-894. DOI: 10.16965/ijar.2015.111

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