Major Placenta Previa: Rate, Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes Experience at a Tertiary Maternity Hospital, Sohag, Egypt: A Prospective Study

Placenta previa: outcomes in scarred and unscarred uterus

“…Similar results were found by Gayatri et al where babies delivered at <37 weeks of gestation, 58% in scarred and 47% in unscarred group. 3 There were no still births in our study as compared to 13.2% in the study by Ahmed et al 2 Incidence of still births was 9% and 24% in scarred and unscarred group in the study by Gayatri et al 3 There was no maternal death in this study as in the study by Ahmed et al 2 …”

“…3 A slightly higher incidence was found in the study by Ahmed et al (1.3%). 2 The incidence of placenta previa was higher in the women with previous cesaerean section as compared to those with no previous uterine scar i.e. 1.33% and 0.47% respectively.…”

“…3 Ahmed et al reported a very high incidence of 26.4% of adherent placenta in their study, hence concluding that probability of placenta 2732 cesaerean is greater in patients with prior 2732 cesaerean section. 2 Anterior previa is commoner in patients with previous 2732 cesaerean section. In our study, significantly higher number of 66.7% cases have anterior previa in scarred uterus and only 32% cases in unscarred uterus (p value = 0.03 S).…”

“…1 Almost 30 % maternal deaths in the Asian population are due to major obstetrical haemorrhage in placenta previa, especially due to rise in the incidence of cesearean sections. 2 Significant maternal morbidity in the form of increased incidence of fetalmalpresentation, cesearean delivery, increased blood loss and peripartum hysterectomy have been noted in cases of placenta previa and can lead to prolonged hospitalization in these women. Premature deliveries can occur which lead to higher admission to neonatal intensive care unit and stillbirths.…”

Clinical profile and outcome of patients with placenta previa: a study at a tertiary care referral institute in Northern India

“…Among the enrolled patients, 91.5% babies were delivered at gestational age <37 weeks. The mean period of gestation at delivery was 35weeks±3 weeks in present study and the mean birth weight of babies born was 2.18±0.63 kg whereas in a study by Mohamed Alkhatim Alsammani et al 12 the mean period of gestation at delivery was 37weeks±1 weeks whereas the mean birth weight of babies born was 3.0±0.28 kg.…”