PREGNANCY-BIRTH Messages for July, 1999: Re: Placenta Previa

Re: Placenta Previa

From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Wed, 14 Jul 1999 21:23:44 -0500 (CDT)

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At Wed, 14 Jul 1999, debra wrote: >
>2 yrs ago I had placenta previa (partial). I started bleeding at 23 wks
>and they took baby at 30 wks. She was preemie, but is thriving now. I
>am 16 wks pregnant now, with similar condition. This time the placenta
>is in the front part of the uterus, not on the back wall of it, and the
>placent reaches the top of the fundus. I have several questions I
>really need answers to!!
>
>1. Since I am on bed rest(not strict though) now, can I make it past 23
>wks before the 1st bleed?

Hopefully, and most likely, you will not bleed at all. If the placenta reaches all the way to top of the uterus, the most likely result will be that the placenta will be carried away from the cervical os as the uterus expands.

>2. Does the placenta have a better chance of moving upward, because of
>it being in the front?

I am not aware of any difference between the two sides, though there could be one.

>3. Is it likely that a 1st bleed can turn into a hemorrage?

It can, there is no way to predict, though most bleeds are not serious

>4. Is there anything I can do, eat, drink, ..take baby aspirin, extra
>iron, steroids....anything that will help the pregnancy go to term?

The only thing that I know of is complete pelvic rest, meaning no sex, tampons, or douching.

>please please can you answer this, or pass it on to a doctor,
>nurse...professional, I am very desperate for a full term baby, I can't
>go thru having another premature baby.
>
>thank you kindly
>Debra

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William D. McIntosh, MD

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