Vasa previa: avoiding incising the membranes at cesarean delivery

Yinka Oyelese1, Matt Iammatteo2, Steve Domnitz3

  • 1Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA; Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ.

We present our technique for cesarean delivery of prenatally diagnosed vasa previa in which we avoid incising the membranes and fetal vessels. This technique allows direct visualization of the fetal blood vessels and may prevent blood loss from the baby at the time of birth.

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