A prospective cross-sectional study for prediction of fetal macrosomia using sonographic measurement of placental thickness and umbilical cord cross-section area

Hatem Elgendy, Ahmed Tarek, Moahmed Shahat

Background: Macrosomia is an obstetric problem with maternal and neonatal adverse outcomes that are associated with a high rate of perinatal morbidity and mortality. The aim is to assess the accuracy of predicting fetal macrosomia by measuring the cross-sectional area of the umbilical cord …