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placenta previa
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Noun1.placenta previa - pregnancy in which the placenta is implanted in the lower part of the uterus (instead of the upper part); can cause bleeding late in pregnancy; delivery by cesarean section may be necessary
maternity, pregnancy, gestation - the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
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Three or more recurrent miscarriages led to a six-fold increased risk of placenta praevia - a condition caused by the placenta blocking the cervix - and almost doubled the likelihood of congenital malformations in the baby.
Helping mums at risk by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
You have a condition called placenta praevia, where the placenta covers your cervix.
What's so good about home birth? Dear Miriam by The Mirror (London, England)
Another condition that may require early induction of labour is placenta praevia, where the placenta is low lying and fully or partially obstructs the cervix of the uterus.
The early induction of labour by Shea, John B. / Catholic Insight
 
 
 
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