placenta praevia

It occurs in 15% of patients with placenta praevia.

There were two ways of doing this with a placenta praevia:

Then we went on with the dangers of Placenta Praevia.

The following have been identified as risk factors for placenta praevia:

In patients with placenta praevia and multiple caesarian sections, the risk is 60-65%.

Vaginal examinaton is avoided in known cases of placenta praevia.

Perinatal mortality rate of placenta praevia is 3-4 times higher than normal pregnancies.

An ultrasound may be used to rule out placenta praevia but is not diagnostic for abruption.

This has rendered traditional classification of placenta praevia obsolete.

If there's any chance it is placenta praevia, it could detach and cause a haemorrhage.

Massive haemorrhage due to placenta praevia accreta: a useful role for vasopressin.

Traditionally, four grades of placenta praevia are defined:

Exact etiology of placenta praevia is unknown.

It has been suggested that incidence of placenta praevia is increasing due to increased rate of Caesarian section.

Placenta praevia, God.

Then a sonogram this morning revealed that she has a degree of placenta praevia - the past heavy smoking is a factor there again, I'm afraid.

Seeking the assistance of a doctor or midwife may allow for discovering risk factors that might make an unassisted birth inadvisable, such as placenta praevia.

However, early placenta praevia is not alarming; this is because as the uterus grows along the pregnancy, the placenta may still move away.

Patients above 35 years of age, who have had placenta praevia and also a caesarian section have 40% chance of placenta accreta.

If the placenta does overlie the lower segment, as is the case with placenta praevia, it may shear off and a small section may bleed.

Placenta praevia increases the risk of puerperal sepsis and postpartum haemorrhage because the lower segment to which the placenta was attached contracts less well post-delivery.

Guillemeau was a practitioner of the podalic version for use in cases of placenta praevia, a procedure that was earlier revived by Ambroise Paré.

Later, Lucas and Peyton learn that Peyton has placenta praevia and that having this baby could mean the end of Peyton's life.

This "stress test" is usually not performed if there are any signs of premature birth, placenta praevia, vasa praevia, cervical incompetence, multiple gestation, previous classic caesarian section.