[The dependence of fetal weight and fetal length at birth on the site of placental attachment].

The present study shows the connection between the location of the placenta in utero and the neonatal weight and length after delivery and also the relative part of abdominal delivery in relation to placental location. 289 pregnant women have been examined with ultrasonography in the III trimester of pregnancy. The results show that the neonatal length and the weight are normal when the placenta is anterior, posterior or fundal. The least neonatal weight and length have been measured in cases of placenta praevia. No correlation was found between maternal age and placental location.