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Avoiding an incision through the anterior previa at cesarean delivery
1Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mercy Hospital, Portland, Maine, USA. cwardmd@maine.rr.com
Obstetrics and Gynecology
|September 10, 2003
Abstract
Background:
Information is limited regarding the preferred method of delivery when the placenta is underlying the site of the uterine incision.
Case:
Three 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.
Conclusion:
This reproducible technique is offered as an alternative to transecting the underlying placenta at cesarean delivery.