Abnormal placental invasion encompasses penetration of chorionic villi into the myometrium within the bounds of decidua basalis. All types of abnormal placentation (AP) make difficult the placental removal after delivery [1]. Predisposing factors of AP are: placenta praevia, implantation of a gestational sac in the isthmus, repeated cesarean sections and other uterine operations, recurrent misc...

Umbilical cord nonseverance (UCNS) is the practice of leaving umbilical attached to placenta after delivery. Limited case reports exist revealing adverse outcomes UCNS. We report a neonatal omphalitis associated with Escherichia coli bacteremia and urinary tract infection

Preterm birth is a major public health problem in terms of loss of life, long-term and short term disabilities worldwide. The process of parturition (both term and preterm) involves intensive remodelling of the extracellular matrix (ECM) in the placenta and fetal membranes by matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs). Our previous studies show reduced docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in women delivering prete...

Diagnosing placenta percreta can be difficult. We describe a 41-year-old woman presenting at 21 weeks' gestation with intraabdominal bleeding and no signs of placental abnormality on ultrasound. The disagreement between results of the ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging made definitive diagnosis difficult. The bleeding resolved spontaneously after a blood transfusion, and the patient was ...

OBJECTIVE To identify risk factors associated with retained placenta after vaginal delivery. DESIGN Case-control study. MATERIAL AND METHOD Medical records of 234 pregnant women whose gestational age > or =28 weeks were reviewed. Cases comprised of 78 women with retained placenta after vaginal delivery and controls comprised of 156 women with spontaneous placental delivery. Associated risk ...

Vasa previa is characterized by the presentation of blood vessels umbilical cord, which pass through amniotic sac over inner eye cervix or in its immediate vicinity (up to 5 cm) and are associated with cord flow front anterior part fetus.Risk factors for Previa placental pathology, particular placenta low location; membranous attachment IVF, presence an additional share dichotomous placenta, as...

Objective Concurrent placenta previa and placenta accreta increase the risk of massive obstetric hemorrhage. Despite extensive research on the management of placenta previa (including placenta accreta, increta, and percreta), the number and quality of previous studies are limited. We present a case of placenta accreta requiring an induced second-trimester abortion because of premature rupture o...

A twin pregnancy with a complete hydatidiform mole and a coexisting normal fetus (CHMF) is a rare clinical scenario, and it carries many associated pregnancy and postnatal risks. Limited numbers of case studies exist reporting an outcome of live birth, and only three prior cases report the presentation of a hydatidiform mole as a placenta previa. We report a case of CHMF with the molar componen...

AIM To evaluate potential risk factors and perinatal outcome of pregnancies complicated with placenta previa in Croatian population of pregnant women recruited from the largest tertiary care perinatal center in Croatia. METHODS This retrospective case-control study included a total of 202 singleton pregnancies with placenta previa during a 10-year study period and 1,004 randomly selected simp...

I highly admire the article “Abdelfattah LE, Bastawy AMA, Fahmy MSED. Manual removal versus spontaneous delivery of placenta at caesarean section: a randomized controlled trial in International journal reproduction, contraception, obstetrics and gynecology”.1 Really there is dearth control trials (RCTs) on this issue managing third stage labour during section, making obstetricians to continue p...