Table 2.

The incidence of complications and perinatal morbidity

	Thick placentas (n = 138)	Controls (n = 3045)	p value
eC/S	31 (22.5%)	410 (13.5%)	< 0.05
NRFS	42 (30.4%)	458 (15.0%)	< 0.05
SGA	28 (20.3%)	371 (12.2%)	< 0.05
IUFD	1 (0.7%)	12 (0.4%)	N.S.
Abruptio placentae	4 (2.9%)	29 (1.0%)	< 0.05
PIH	14 (10.1%)	86 (2.8%)	< 0.05
GDM	3 (2.2%)	23 (0.8%)	N.S.
Congenital anomalies	13 (9.4%)	96 (3.2%)	< 0.05

Number (%). N.S., not significant. eCS, emergency cesarean section.

NRFS, non-reassuring fetal status. SGA, small for gestational.

IUFD, intrauterine fetal death. PIH, pregnancy induced hypertension.

GDM, gestational diabetes mellitus.