PLACENTA PRAeVIA

Placenta praevia.

Signs and Symptoms Haemorrhage is of course the symptom that most frequently draws attention to the presence of a placenta praevia. It is usually of sudden onset and may occur when the patient is asleep in bed or carrying out her normal household duties. The amount lost varies considerably but is usually greater in the multipara than in the primigravida. The blood lost is usually bright red and...

Placenta Praevia, Placenta Praevia Accreta and Vasa Praevia: Diagnosis and Management

Conservative management of placenta praevia with accreta.

It has been advocated that placenta accreta/percreta should be managed conservatively to avoid massive pelvic bleeding and preserve fertility. Diagnosis of this condition with high-resolution imaging investigations performed during the antenatal period facilitates discussion of management plans with other clinical disciplines (eg interventional radiologists), the patient, and her family. Three ...

Placenta praevia and sex ratio at birth.

The ratio of male to female sex among infants born to 391 women with and 114 079 without placenta praevia was analysed by parity. In the women without placenta praevia the sex ratio decreased significantly with increasing parity, whereas in the women with placenta praevia it increased. Overall, the sex ratio was increased among the women with placenta praevia, particularly multiparas. An increa...

Maternal and foetal mortality in placenta praevia.

As can be seen from Table 1 the reduction in both maternal and foetal mortality in the 16 years since 1945 has been gratifying and to assess the reasons for this improvement a series of 425 cases of confirmed placenta praevia has been critically analyzed. At the same time the opportunity was taken of studying the factors contributing to maternal and foetal deaths to see if any further improveme...