Placenta Previa: Complication and Treatment

Placenta previa is a condition in which the cervix is covered by the placenta

. It usually occurs during the second or last trimester of pregnancy.

Actually, there are three kinds of placenta previa. One of which is the complete previa. It is where the cervix and the uterus are completely covered by the placenta. Partial previa is a kind of placenta previa where in only small part of the cervix is covered. Last is the so called, marginal previa, in which the placenta is extended to the end of the cervix.

Placenta previa is considered to be one of the rarest conditions that could happen to pregnant women. Actually, out of 200 pregnancies, there is only one who can have placenta previa. Most reason why this condition happens is due to abnormality in the development of the uterus, multiple pregnancies, scarring of uterine walls due to previous pregnancies, caesarian section, surgeries done in the uterus and even abortion.

Symptoms of placenta previa include sudden pain and bleeding nearly at the end of the second or third trimester of pregnancy. In rare cases, patients are experiencing some heavy vaginal bleeding that can stay for several days or weeks. There is also some uterine cramping with bleeding and abdominal pain.

Diagnosing placenta previa condition can be detected by your health care provider through ultrasound test. However, doing ultrasound test is not that accurate because of the position of the baby inside the womb; anyhow, it is still reliable and helpful to visualized the whole condition.

To monitor the whole condition of the pregnant woman who is diagnosed with placenta previa, series of ultrasound tests is highly recommended. Usually at 16 weeks of pregnancy, the placenta will start to grow until the third trimester of pregnancy; although there is only a little chance of having complete previa in the second trimester, it will result to marginal previa.

Placenta Previa: Complication and Treatment

By: George Davis

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