Pattern of attachement of umbilical cord in normal and preeclamptic pregnancy

Nazma Begum¹, Zakia Sultana², Mahin Sultana³, Sohel Ahmed⁴

1. Assistant Professor, Dept. of Anatomy, SOMC, Sylhet
2. Professor & Head, Dept. of Anatomy, SOMC, Sylhet
3. Assistant Professor Dept. of Anatomy, NEMC, Sylhet
4. Assistant Professor, Dept. of Community Medicine, NEMC, Sylhet

Abstract
Objectives: To evaluate the pattern of attachment of umbilical cord in normal and preeclamptic pregnancy.

Study design: The study was observational & descriptive.

Study period: July 2007 to June 2008.

Materials and method: The study was carried out on 60 human placentas, 30 from normal pregnancies, 30 from pregnancies complicated by preeclampsia. The collected samples were divided into two groups as Group A and Group B according to absence and presence of preeclampsia respectively.

Result: There was no significant difference between two groups.

Key words: Umbilical cord, normal pregnancy, preeclampsia.

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