Glossary - Placenta

Placenta

The organ that is a flat, thick disc shape, attached to the side of your womb and supplies the fetus with oxygen and nutrients)

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Are there placental problems besides praevia and separation which can be seen with ultrasound? Should severe blood clots in the placenta be visible?
At 14 weeks pregnant, I had a gush of water with bleeding and cramping. The doctors told me I had a tear in the placental membranes. What are the chances of my pregnancy being OK?
At my scan at the hospital, the doctor said my placenta was ''low''. Is this going to cause a problem in my pregnancy?
At what stage of pregnancy does the placenta embed itself in the uterine lining?
Can I still carry my baby if I am told that the placenta is covering the cervix?
Does the placenta stop working when you have a miscarriage?
How long does it take for the placenta to be delivered after birth? Is it riskier to have a natural 3rd stage(and potentially risk haemorrhage) or to have the syntometrine (and risk the uterus contracting too quickly?) Are there any side effects to having the syntometrine injection?
I am 21 weeks pregnant and was told yesterday that my placenta is low; I'm rescheduled for another ultrasound at 33 weeks. I have no bleeding-is there anything else I should be looking out for?
I am currently 20 weeks pregnant and at the ultrasound scan yesterday they advised me that I have a low lying placenta. What could this mean?
I had my first ultrasound at 10 weeks and 3 days and the yolk sac is still very visible. When does the placenta take over?
I have had some bleeding and have been told that the placenta is low-lying. Is the blood from me or the baby?
I was told my placenta was ''low'' at my 20 week scan. Will I need a Caesarean?
I'm 28 weeks pregnant and I had vaginal bleeding. Scans show that baby's growing normally, the cervix is closed and the placenta is high-what's causing the bleeding?
I'm 31wks pregnant with my 3rd child and lost a baby last year at 39 weeks due to placental abruption. All my births have been vaginal. Shall I opt for a Caesarean section this time? What are the chances of having another placenta abruption?
I'm currently 32 weeks pregnant with my second baby and I have too much amniotic fluid. My current AFI is 23.4 and I'm due to be scanned in a weeks time. There are no apparent reasons for this fluid as baby is on the 75th centile and is swallowing and taking fluid in. All my blood tests have come back negative including GTT and TORCH screen. I have been scared stiff by various doctors telling me I may go into premature labour with various complications such as placental abruption and prolapsed cord. Please tell me something positive!
I've had three Caesareans and am now 28 weeks pregnant. I'm in hospital because I had some bleeding and the placenta is stuck over the scar. What does this mean?
If I have a placenta praevia, do I have to be confined to bed in hospital until I have the baby?
In the early days of pregnancy, before the placenta becomes functional, how does my baby get nutrients?
What are the symptoms of placental abruption?
What can go wrong in delivering the placenta?
What does the placenta do?
What happens once the placenta is gone and I have had my stitches?
What happens to my placenta after delivery?
What is an abruption of the placenta? Is it dangerous?
What is placenta praevia?

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