NOUN
- 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
How To Use placenta previa In A Sentence
- When the placenta grows across the opening of the cervix, it is described as a placenta previa. Our Bodies, Ourselves: Pregnancy and Birth
- Placenta previa and placenta abruptio, both of which can cause severe bleeding. to name a few. Apollo's Daughter :: June 2nd, 2009
- Women with hypertension, diabetes, previous Cesarean births, fetal malformations, breech presentations and placenta previa were excluded.
- More frightening for the mother are cases in which hospitalization is required for premature labor or sudden bleeding that occurs as the result of placenta previa or abruptio placenta. Shouldn’t I Be Happy?
- I had what they called placenta previa and I nearly bled to death and had a terrible time, but while I was in the hospital, soon thereafter, I was very ill and had to have blood transfusions. Oral History Interview with Virginia Foster Durr, March 13, 14, 15, 1975. Interview G-0023-1. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)