so an ultrasound showed the placenta is in front... i know 40% of pregnancies this happens. i would like to know if anyone know the % of how many of the 40% end up having to have c sections because the placenta is covering the cervix.
2006-09-29 05:49:06 · 9 answers · asked by vomit heart 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
Placental position during labour may become an issue, but only if the placenta is also lying low in the uterus, and covers all or part of your cervix. This is known as placenta praevia. Otherwise, placental position makes no difference to the birth of your baby.
Placenta accreta (PA), an abnormally firm attachment of the placenta to the uterine wall, consists of three variants: In placenta accreta, which occurs in 75-78% of all such cases, the placenta is attached directly to the muscle of the uterine wall. In placenta increta, which occurs in approximately 17% of cases, the placenta extends into the uterine muscle. In the remaining 5-7%, the placenta extends through the entire wall of the uterus and is termed placenta percreta. The variants of PA occurs in 1 in 540 to 1 in 70,000 deliveries, with an average of approximately 1 in 7,000. The number of women with PA may be increasing because of the increasing number of women with previous cesarean sections.
When placenta previa or a low-lying anterior placenta is present in a woman who has had one previous cesarean section, the risk of placenta accreta is 30%. It jumps to 40% or higher in women who have had more than one previous cesarean section.
The majority of women with PA will lose their uterus in an attempt to control the bleeding, a procedure called cesarean hysterectomy, and 10% of women with PA die of its complications, most usually from hemorrhage or the complications of blood transfusions, infection or multiple organ failure.
2006-09-29 05:51:17 · answer #1 · answered by Me C 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
With my first baby my placenta was in the front (upper front). Did your doctor tell you that it was low or previa? I am just wondering what is making you worry that it will require a c-section. I had no problems having a vaginal birth. My doctor even said that it was in a good spot. Unless your Dr has said it is low and might grow to cover the cervix or already is covering it I wouldn't worry much about it.
2006-09-29 06:02:03 · answer #2 · answered by JordanB 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hmm.
I had an anterior placenta. This year.
I had a csection because I had Pre-Eclampsia and it was necessary, not because of anterior placenta, but docs give so many cesareans these days, anything would be a good excuse for them to do it.
Now, the BAD news is: Because the placenta was anterior, when the doctor cut me open, he cut through the placenta, but my baby came out fine. (A little blue, but fine and dandy).
Don't worry, you'll do great.
2006-09-29 05:56:59 · answer #3 · answered by gg 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had placental previa with my last baby (completely covered cervix) and it had nothing to do with whether or not my placenta was at the front or back. The cervix is located on the uterine floor, so it doesn't matter.
Hope that helped.
2006-09-29 05:57:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-25 02:34:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try not to focus on this complication. Everyone has unique pregnancies and deliveries. Remember that no matter what happens, in the end you will have a beautiful baby! Congratulations!
2006-09-29 05:55:19 · answer #6 · answered by Luckiest_Wife_EVER 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
nearly 100% if it covers the cervix,better to be safe than sorry
2006-09-29 06:02:39 · answer #7 · answered by dumplingmuffin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
can anteria placent be casued by infection
2015-05-06 07:43:17 · answer #8 · answered by James 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sorry, don't know--why don't you ask Dr. - good luck
2006-09-29 06:10:16 · answer #9 · answered by phyllis_neel 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋