Relationship between placental location and fetal gender using ultrasonography: A prospective study from the Maternity and Children's Hospital, Najran, Saudi Arabia.

The study was a prospective cross-sectional design and was carried out at the Maternity and Children's Hospital in Najran, Saudi Arabia on 142 pregnant women . The objective of the study was to establish, utilising ultrasound scan , whether there is any link between the site of the placenta and the gender of the fetus. A higher percentage of female fetuses were identified. The majority of placentas (73, 51.4%) were found to be anterior, of which 66 (46.5%) and 7 (4.9%) were present in female and male fetuses, respectively. 58 (40.8%) placentas were noted to be posterior, i.e. females, 10 (7.0%); males, 48 (33.8%). 10 (7.0%) placentas were high, a position which was equally prevalent in both genders, i.e. females, 5 (3.5%); males 5 (3.5%), and 1 (0.7%), in a male fetus, was low-lying. A significant correlation between placental site and the gender of the fetus was revealed by the chi-squared test (p < 0.05) the sensitivity of ultrasound in predication fetal gendar was 95.1%. The outcome reveals a noteworthy association between the position of the placenta and the gender of the fetus.