LOW-LYING PLACENTA IN BASRA: FETOMATERNAL OUTCOME

Hamad AL-Dahhan, Fouad

doi:10.33762/mjbu.2006.46410

	LOW-LYING PLACENTA IN BASRA: FETOMATERNAL OUTCOME
The Medical Journal of Basrah University
Article 4, Volume 24, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 13-18 PDF (0 K)
DOI: 10.33762/mjbu.2006.46410
Author
Fouad Hamad AL-Dahhan
Abstract
ABSTRACT Objective: To study the maternal and foetal complications of low-lying placenta at the main referral hospital in Basrah. Methods: This is a case control study of 598 pregnant women attended the ultrasound department at Basra Maternity & Child Hospital, from December 1998 to June 2000; 182 cases with low-lying placenta and 416 control. Results: When the low-lying placenta compared with the control group, there is a significant increase in the incidence of obstetrical & neonatal complications. These include abortion, preterm labour, abnormal lie, and presentation, caesarean section, postpartum haemorrhage and caesarean hysterectomy. Neonatal complications include preterm babies, babies with low birth weight and Apgar score. Perinatal deaths mainly caused by Respiratory Distress Syndrome constitute 6.9%. Type I & II praevia carries a lower risk of antenatal, postnatal, & foetal complications than type III & IV. There was no maternal death among the study group. Conclusion: Low lying placenta, especially major degree, have a high incidence of obstetrical complications, the most important of which are preterm labour and massive ante-partum and postpartum haemorrhage. There is increased incidence of neonatal complications, mainly prematurity, small for gestational age and perinatal deaths. There was no relation noted between placenta praevia and congenital anomalies of the newborns.

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