• Obstetrics and gynecology · Sep 2003

    Case Reports

    Avoiding an incision through the anterior previa at cesarean delivery.

    • Carol R Ward.
    • Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mercy Hospital, Portland, Maine, USA. cwardmd@maine.rr.com
    • Obstet Gynecol. 2003 Sep 1;102(3):552-4.

    BackgroundInformation is limited regarding the preferred method of delivery when the placenta is underlying the site of the uterine incision.CaseThree patients with placenta previa illustrate the successful use of a technique that avoids incising the underlying placenta. An iatrogenic partial separation of the placenta is created to rupture the membranes and deliver the infant.ConclusionThis reproducible technique is offered as an alternative to transecting the underlying placenta at cesarean delivery.

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