The placenta is an important organ that forms and develops only during pregnancy. The placenta is a kind of connecting element between the mother and the baby. Through this important organ, the child receives oxygen and nutrients. The baby receives antibodies, as well as hormones, which are responsible for the safety of pregnancy and the normal development of the unborn child.
The formation of the placenta begins a week after fertilization, and after delivery within half an hour, she leaves the uterus, having fulfilled all its functions.
Many pregnant women are interested in the question of the correct location of this organ. The placenta is usually placed along the front wall or back, closer to the bottom of the uterus. This arrangement ensures the safety of this body and the performance of its necessary functions.
The location of the placenta depends on where the fertilized egg will attach after conception. You can find out placentation by ultrasound.
The position of the placenta in the uterus can be this:
- the placenta along the front wall;
- placenta on the back wall;
- the placenta in the uterine fundus;
- the placenta in the region of the side wall.
All of the above items are the norm and do not pose any threat to both the mother and the fetus.
The placenta along the front wall can be a threat only in case of surgical delivery (cesarean section). This is due to an increased risk of possible bleeding. The placenta along the front wall of the uterus can be located exactly in the place where the doctor needs to make an incision to remove the baby.
If you have a cesarean section, and you have front placentation, do not worry in advance. Surgeons without fail will take all necessary measures in order to reduce the risk, and in case of bleeding they can quickly stop it.
In some cases, abnormal (incorrect) attachment of the placenta is possible.
The low position of the placenta is a pathology in which the connecting organ between the mother and the fetus is located at the level of six centimeters or less from the internal pharynx of the cervix. It does not matter where the placenta is located: along the front wall, along the side or back. The distance to the cervix plays a role. In most cases, the low location of the placenta does not pose a threat, since with the growth of the abdomen, it moves higher to the bottom of the uterus.
The placenta previa is the location at which the internal pharynx is overlapped (partially or completely). There are three types of presentation: marginal, lateral and complete.
With marginal presentation, the placenta overlaps the inner surface of the cervix by no more than one third, with lateral presentation - by two-thirds, and with full - completely. It does not matter whether the placenta is located on the front wall of the uterus, on the side or back.
Among the complications that are present with a diagnosis such as previa, the most formidable can be distinguished: placental insufficiency, which leads to a delay in intrauterine development, the risk of bleeding, especially at a period of 28-32 weeks, when the activity of the uterus increases, and the risk of pregnancy failure. Often with placenta previa, an incorrect (transverse, oblique) position of the fetus in the uterus is observed.
With full presentation, the woman in labor carry out the planned cesarean section for a period of 38 weeks of pregnancy. If there is a marginal or lateral presentation, the pregnant woman can give birth on her own, if such a decision is made by the doctor after the examination. In this case, with independent births, an opening of the fetal bladder is shown at an early date, as well as a complete readiness of the operating room in case of unforeseen circumstances.
If the placenta is located on the front wall of the uterus, lateral or posterior, closer to the bottom of the uterus, then this is the norm. Such a pregnant woman can independently bear and give birth to a child. If you have a low position of the placenta or its presentation, you need constant monitoring and supervision by the attending physician, who will be able to make an adequate decision on the issue of delivery.