Accelerated placenta maturation: causes, what is dangerous for the fetus, treatment

"Placenta" is a word of Greek origin and in translation means "cake".Such a simple name for such an important body. The placenta in the mother's body performs so many functions simultaneously that it is even difficult to imagine how this all combines into a single whole. The structure of the placenta is very complex and, like any complex system, its operation may fail.

Disturbances in the maturation of the placenta

During its lifetime, the mother of the placenta undergoes certain stages of its life: formation, growth, maturity and aging. If during the pregnancy there were deviations in the development of the placenta, then the change of stages can occur faster or slower. So, for example, there can be accelerated maturation of the placenta.

Premature ripening of the placenta, depending on the causes that cause it, can be uniform or uneven.

Uniform premature maturation of the placenta is most common in women with low weight. So remember, no diets and slimming during pregnancy.

Uneven accelerated aging of the placenta is associated with impaired circulation of the individual placental sites. This anomaly occurs in pregnant women, subject to obesity, with prolonged late toxicosis.

Consequences of premature ripening of the placenta

This problem can lead to a decrease or increase in the thickness of the placenta, to a lack of oxygen in it. If you do not carry out treatment, then hypoxia of the fetus may begin, that is, a lack of oxygen to the baby, and even a threat of premature birth may occur.

Treatment of

First of all, if there is a suspicion of accelerated aging of the placenta, you need to go through a number of very important studies that will help determine the degree of anomaly. It is necessary to investigate the movement of blood in the mother-placenta-fetus system. Spend an ultrasound of pregnancy and cardiotocography of the fetus. Only after this the doctor can prescribe the treatment.

Treatment for setting such a diagnosis in each case individually.

Most likely, the doctor will prescribe you inpatient treatment - and this is quite reasonable, because it's about your baby's health.

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