I'm 31 weeks pregnant and after a sudden,
painless, and profuse vaginal bleeding a
few day ago i was diagnosed with placenta
praevia. What dose this mean? I'm scared
please help!! i need some info please !!!
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Little_Angel_Toes
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Joined: 02 Jun 2007 Posts: 2 Location: USA
Re: Info On Placenta Praevia Posted: 07-19-07 14:44pm
kiflaburek
wrote:
I'm 31 weeks pregnant and
after a sudden, painless, and profuse
vaginal bleeding a few day ago i was
diagnosed with placenta praevia. What dose
this mean? I'm scared please help!! i need
some info please
!!!
Here is some info on it:
What is placenta previa?
If you have placenta previa, it means that
your placenta is lying unusually low in
your uterus, next to or covering your
cervix. The placenta is the pancake-shaped
organ — normally located near the top of
the uterus — that supplies your baby
with nutrients through the umbilical
cord.
Placenta previa is not usually a problem
early in pregnancy. But if it persists
into later pregnancy, it can cause
bleeding, which may require you to deliver
early and can lead to other complications.
If you have placenta previa when it's time
to deliver your baby, you'll need to have
a c-section.
If the placenta covers the cervix
completely, it's called a complete or
total previa. If it's right on the border
of the cervix, it's called a marginal
previa. (You may also hear the term
"partial previa," which refers to a
placenta that covers part of the cervical
opening once the cervix starts to dilate.)
If the edge of the placenta is within 2
centimeters of the cervix but not
bordering it, it's called a low-lying
placenta. The location of your placenta
will be checked during your midpregnancy
ultrasound exam.
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cmom
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Joined: 17 Jul 2007 Posts: 3 Location: ,
Posted: 08-07-07 11:02am
For Placenta Previa there are two standard
treatments.
One is an immediate delivery by c-section
or strict bedrest and frequent monitoring.
Here's a few questions you may want to
ask your doctor about placenta previa:
Can anything be done to prevent
hemorrhaging?
What happens if hemmoraging begins?
How serious is the risk to the unborn
child's health?
Depending on the severity of the
condition, how far along in the pregnancy
is it safe to deliver the unborn child?
is the unborn child getting enough
nourishment if the placenta is separating
from the uterine wall?
