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Term: Placenta Previa
Glossary Definition
Last Updated: 2012-11-05
Definition:
A condition of pregnancy where a "placenta implanted in the lower segment of the uterus, presenting ahead of the leading pole of the fetus". (Oppenheimer L et al., 2007). For more information, please read the
Diagnosis and Management of Placenta Previa
on-line article by Oppenheimer et al. (2007) - accessed August 8, 2011.
In Heaman et al. (2012), a woman was considered to have had a placenta previa/abruptio placenta diagnosis if the ICD-10-CA code of O44 or O45 was present.
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References
- Oppenheimer L, Armson A, Farine D, Keenan-Lindsay L, Morin V, Pressey T, Delisle MF, Gagnon R, Mundle WR, Van Aerde J. Diagnosis and management of placenta previa. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada 2007;189:261-266. [Abstract] (View)
Term used in
- Heaman M, Kingston D, Helewa M, Brownell M, Derksen S, Bogdanovic B, McGowan K, Bailly A. Perinatal Services and Outcomes in Manitoba. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2012. [Report] [Summary] [Updates and Errata] (View)
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