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Placenta praevia or placenta previa is when the placenta attaches inside the uterus but in a position near or over the cervical opening. [1] Symptoms include vaginal bleeding in the second half of pregnancy. [1] The bleeding is bright red and tends not to be associated with pain. [1]
Placenta previa is primarily diagnosed by ultrasound, either during a routine examination or following an episode of abnormal vaginal bleeding, often in the second trimester of pregnancy. Most diagnosis of placenta previa occurs during the second-trimester.
667 Retained placenta or membranes, without hemorrhage; 668 Complication (medicine) of the administration of anesthetic or other sedation in labor (childbirth) and delivery; 669 Complication (medicine) Other complications of labor and delivery, not elsewhere classified. 669.5 Forceps delivery or vacuum extractor delivery without mention of ...
Velamentous cord insertion is often diagnosed using an abdominal ultrasound. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] This is most successful in the second trimester, [ 13 ] however Color Doppler ultrasound [ 14 ] or transvaginal ultrasound [ 15 ] can be used in difficult cases, such as when the placenta is located posteriorly.
The expectant mother, named Wang Shi, claims that when her November due date arrived last year, she went to the hospital intending to deliver; however, doctors diagnosed her with a condition ...
Along with placenta previa and uterine rupture it is one of the most common causes of vaginal bleeding in the later part of pregnancy. [6] Placental abruption is the reason for about 15% of infant deaths around the time of birth. [ 2 ]
Placenta previa is an independent risk factor for placenta accreta. Additional reported risk factors for placenta accreta include maternal age and multiparity , other prior uterine surgery , prior uterine curettage, uterine irradiation, endometrial ablation , Asherman syndrome, uterine leiomyomata , uterine anomalies , and smoking.
Placental Disease can be diagnosed through technologies such as, Prenatal ultrasound evaluation and invasive foetal testing. The size of the foetus is taken into account through ultrasonography in terms of intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR). In conjunction with taking into account the maternal history. [8]