What Does This Ultrasound Report Indicate?

Posted on Wed, 21 Dec 2016

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Question : My daughter who is 25wks pregnant was told her on a previous ultrasound showed a placenta previa...just touching the cervix.
Now a recent ultrasound presented with a large(>7mm) pacenta lake.
I've read a lot on both issues, but never found the correlation between the two and any risk factors for both my daughter or the baby.

Answered by Dr. Soumya (31 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Not a risk factor

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

I can understand your concerns about placenta Previa.

25 weeks is very early pregnancy and placenta Previa is nor a concern at this stage.

Placental migration starts now and placenta is likely to move upwards from cervix so that the risk is minimized.

I don't see any reason to worry about placenta Previa as of now.

Let me know if you need anymore help.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee