Ultra Sonographic Measurement of Placental Thickness during Pregnancy as a Parameter for Estimating Gestational Age of the Fetus

Background: The most effective prenatal care and successful births are always dependent on accurate gestational age estimation (GA). play important role in biochemical tests interpretation. Objective: study was carried out to find the ultra-sonographic measurements done check placental thickness. It is an factor for estimation. Study design: This a cross-sectional conducted at Al Nafees Medical College Hospital, Islamabad duration of one year from June 2021 May 2022. Material Methods: 325 pregnant women that visited tertiary unit period year. All were fully aware written consent taken them. Results: thickness placenta found different age. From 15 39 weeks gestation data collected no. cases having recorded. Maximum minimum mm measured average taken. range 18-36 years. 26 years mean statistical significance by SPSS tool Conclusions: In this there strong link between week placenta. Placental along with other parameters studied each ultrasound results analyzed. case where exact pregnancy unknown, can give information about fetus features like intrauterine stunted growth. Keywords: