What if the placenta is low?

Today, many future women in labor are worried about what to do if the placenta is low. This is what we will talk about in this article.

The placenta is low. general information

In medicine, the placenta refers to the organ that is responsible for blood circulation between the mother’s body and the fetus itself. It is located on the back of the uterus. The thing is that, according to experts, this site is best supplied with blood due to various anatomical reasons, therefore, metabolism in this case will occur in the best way. However, there are actually some reasons why it may happen that the placenta is low. If the body is six centimeters lower from the uterus, doctors, as a rule, ascertain this diagnosis.

It is important to note that in this case special attention is paid to the fact whether the organ covers the so-called uterine pharynx. It is from this that subsequently depends on the course of pregnancy and, accordingly, its resolution. So, if the organ is low and does not overlap the uterine pharynx, we will talk about the so-called low placentation. On the other hand, if it completely overlaps - about the complete presentation of the placenta. As for the latter case, here the future woman in labor, most likely, will begin to be prepared for cesarean section. The thing is that a normally located placenta does not block the pharynx, which means that the baby appears naturally. Otherwise, as a rule, the impossibility of passing the head through the birth canal is observed.

If the placenta is just low, the woman is most often allowed to have a natural birth. However, in this case, specialists are always ready, since there is a high probability of detachment, which most often ends with fetal hypoxia.

The placenta is located low during pregnancy. Possible reasons

Such a state of affairs is considered normal when during fertilization the embryo penetrates the uterine wall and independently creates a small depression (lacuna) through which beneficial substances will subsequently be transported. Then, such a depression turns into a placenta. However, if there are any defects, scars, or mechanical injuries after abortions in the uterus, the fetus is simply not able to attach. Subsequently, he will choose the most favorable place, and the placenta will already be there and formed, and not in the usual place.

Effects

As a rule, this diagnosis is always associated with an improper metabolism between the expectant mother and the fetus. As a result, hypoxia of crumbs and even hypertrophy takes place.

Conclusion

Experts warn that far from always a low location accompanies a woman until the time of birth. The thing is that so-called placental migration is often observed. This is primarily due to the fact that the lower segment is constantly growing and changing, which means that the place of attachment of the organ subsequently rises somewhat. According to available statistics, only five percent of expectant mothers have this diagnosis until the 32nd week.