Complete versus incomplete placenta previa and obstetric outcome
- 24 March 2006
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
- Vol. 93 (2), 110-117
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijgo.2006.02.006
Abstract
To compare obstetric outcome in women with complete versus incomplete placenta previa (PP). A 10-year retrospective case-control study was conducted between 1992 and 2001. A 202 singleton pregnancies with PP were analyzed. The incidence of PP was 0.4%. Complete PP comprised 32.7% and incomplete PP 67.3% of cases. No difference was observed in the frequency of antepartum hemorrhage. Women with complete PP had significantly higher requirement for antepartum and postpartum transfusions, higher frequency of postpartum hemorrhage and postpartum hysterectomy. The risk for placenta accreta was increased in complete PP group even after controlling for confounding factors (adjusted OR=3.75, 95% CI=1.11-12.68, p<0.05). No difference in the frequency of preterm delivery was found between the groups. Term infants of mothers with complete PP had significantly lower birth weight (3205 vs. 3360, p=0.04). Complete PP is a high-risk subgroup of PP associated with higher maternal morbidity in comparison to incomplete PP.Keywords
This publication has 11 references indexed in Scilit:
- Placenta Previa: Does Its Type Affect Pregnancy Outcome?American Journal of Perinatology, 2003
- Placenta previa: obstetric risk factors and pregnancy outcomeThe Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine, 2001
- MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS WITH PLACENTA PREVIAAmerican Journal of Perinatology, 2000
- Placenta previa: A 22-year analysisAmerican Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1999
- Pregnancies complicated by placenta praevia: what is appropriate management?BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 1996
- What is a low-lying placenta?American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1991
- The effect of placenta previa localization upon maternal and fetal-neonatal outcomejpme, 1987
- The conservative aggressive management of placenta previaAmerican Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1980
- PLACENTA PREVIAObstetrical & Gynecological Survey, 1973
- PLACENTA PRAEVIA: REPORT ON A SERIES OF 538 CASES (1938–1962)BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 1965