Antepartum Hemorrhage, Placenta Previa, Vaginal Bleeding
Conditions
Brief summary
Placenta previa is usually diagnosed when the placenta implanted in the lower uterine segment, thus partially or totally overlying the internal os . It occurs with an incidence of 0.3-0.5%. It is associated mainly with prior caesarean delivery . The condition is frequently complicated by invasion of placental villi beyond the decidua basalis causing placenta accreta . Placenta previa is a major cause of massive haemorrhage during pregnancy and after delivery . The antepartum bleeding from placenta previa- can be life-threatening, thus, the prediction of this bleeding is of great importance . It is important to distinguish between women at high and low risk for antepartum haemorrhage with placenta previa especially at late pregnancy . However, the potential risk factors for antepartum haemorrhage in women with placenta previa have not been thoroughly examined.
Interventions
DEVICEUltrasonography
Abdominal ultrasound in pregnant women with placenta previa
Sponsors
Assiut University
Study design
Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Pregnant women ≥ 28 weeks. * Diagnosed to have placenta previa by ultrasound
Exclusion criteria
* Women with complicated pregnancies (e.g. preeclampsia, diabetes mellitus and cardiac, renal, antiphospholipid syndrome). * Women with premature rupture of membrane. * Women who will refuse to participate.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The rate of vaginal bleeding in women presented by placenta previa at third trimester of pregnancy. | Through study completion, an average of 1 and half year | The rate of vaginal bleeding in women presented by placenta previa at third trimester of pregnancy. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Identification of the potential clinical and ultrasonographic predictors of antepartum hemorrhage in women with placenta previa at third trimester of pregnancy | through study completion, an average of 1 and half year | The result that the investigators will get from the study will help identify predictors of antepartum hemorrhage in pregnant women with placenta previa and hence preventing it, antepartum hemorrhage is a major life threatening complication of the disease wether to the baby or the mother |
Contacts
Primary ContactIsmael O Ali, resident
Outcome results
None listed