Correlated of Some Parameters of Placenta and Umbilical Cord with the Newborn Baby

Abstract

Background :umbilical cord is a fetomaternal tubular organ; it has been described as “dairy of intrauterine

life”; this remarkable organ responsible for living of the bay for about 266 days, Where the source of food

and oxygen from the mother to the fetus as well as the disposal of waste. Patients and methods :209

umbilical cord and their placentae were studied thoroughly and the mothers ages were 15 -< 45 years old

.The length and diameter of the umbilical cord, Wharton’s jelly ,placental weight and umbilical cord insertion

were measured .The babies weights were measured and their gender were assigned. Results: current study

showed the umbilical cord parameters (length and diameter) have no correlation to mothers’ age groups only

in the length and diameter means there were Simple drop in group 1(15_19 year old) and the diameter group

7 (>45 year old ).The umbilical cord knots percentage was normal in comparison to other studies. The study

of Wharton’s jelly were correlated with baby’s weight was significant, whenever baby weight increases the

Wharton’s jelly increase. And when the Wharton’s jelly Correlate with placenta weight in gm. There was

significant correlation.