Objective To assess the role of maternal demographic characteristics, uterine artery Doppler velocimetry, maternal serum pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A (PAPP-A (OR, 2.0; 95% CI, and low 0.43; 95% CI,. Increased uterine artery PI was the only independent factor in the prediction of placental abruption (OR, 8.49; 95% CI,

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Histological abnormalities were observed more frequently in the diabetic placentas compared to the controls. These findings support the hypothesis that impaired placental function is one of the main reasons for the increased frequency of fetal complications in diabetic pregnancies.