What does placenta thickness represent?

Placenta thickness is normally between 2.5 and 3.8 cm, and if it exceeds 5 cm, it is a thick placenta. The cause of placenta thickness may be pregnancy complications. Among them, pregnancy complicated with diabetes, for this patient, you need to control your diet extremely, and eat more fruits and fresh vegetables with less sugar. Then you need to exercise properly. Because pregnancy with diabetes may cause fetal development and growth problems, resulting in fetal enlargement, or even malformation, so must be dealt with in time. If the placenta is too thin, and the area is large, it is easy to cause placenta extension, showing placenta previa. This situation will increase the risk of the fetus and pregnant women.