Placenta previa is a rare pregnancy complication that causes the placenta to partially or fully obstruct the cervix.

Placenta previa occurs when the placenta sits low in the uterus and covers all or part of the cervix. This may block the baby ...

Jenny Mollen and Jason Biggs open up about Mollen's second pregnancy, including her placenta previa and deciding on a name Ale Russian is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...

Background Objective: To compare the risk of placenta previa at second birth among women who had a cesarean section (CS) at first birth with women who delivered vaginally. Methods Retrospective cohort ...

When you're pregnant, any amount of vaginal bleeding is cause for concern. If the bleeding occurs during the second trimester, your doctor will perform an ultrasound to see if you have a condition ...

Is anterior placentation a risk for cesarean section (CS)-related morbidity in placenta previa? Young et al. 1 showed increased surgery-related morbidity in anterior placentation in this condition.

Giving birth is one of the most taxing experiences a person can undergo. With the help of medical advancement, women can now ...

DURING the first quarter of this century, placenta previa was attended by a 10 per cent maternal mortality and a fetal mortality that varied from 40 to 70 per cent. In cases of total placenta previa ...

Between April 2000 and February 2009, there were 4,987,245 singleton delivery episodes in 146 English NHS trusts. It was necessary to exclude 76 NHS trusts due to incomplete parity information. This ...