A member asked:

I'm 19w4d pregnant. i was just diagnosed with placenta previa. i'm so scared. what are the odds this will resolve before birth?

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Dr. Carrie Cannon answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Good odds.: Greater than 80% of complete placenta previas and 98% of marginal placenta previas resolve during the pregnancy. Of those that do not, C-sections are done to protect mother and child. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3175253/

Answered 10/31/2015

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