Role of Placental Growth Factor in Predicting Birth Growth in Intrauterine Growth–Restricted Pregnancies and Its Correlation With Placental Histopathology: An Exploratory Study
PlGF levels and placental histopathology were positively correlated with anthropometric measures at birth. Placental weight, placental histopathological changes, and gestational age are significant independent predictors of birth weight and length in IUGR cases.
Authors
- Nalini Gupta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3385-1955)
- Kanya Mukhopadhyay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1864-3114)
- Naresh Kumar Sachdeva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6289-4749)
- Ashwini Ramakrishna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4705-4458)
- Seema Chopra
Institutions
- Indra (Spain) (ES)
- Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2025-11-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.98100
- Primary Topic
- Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00