Placenta & cord abnormality

NURSING

1. PLACENTA & CORD ABNORMALITIES

2. DEFINITION - “ Placental abnormalities refers to marked variations including anatomical , physiological and abnormal implantations of placenta that may lead to serious placental-maternal fetal effects.”

3. MULTIPLE PLACENTA WITH SINGLE FETUS e.g :-BILOBULAR PLACENTA

4. SUCCENTURIATE PLACENTA

5. FENESTRATE PLACENTA

6. PLACENTA ACCRETA/INCRETA / PERCRETA

7. CIRCUMVELLET PLACENTA

8. MEMBRANOUS PLACENTA

9. PLACENTAL INFRACTS

10. CORD ABNORMALITIES

11. DEFINITION- “ Cord abnormalities refers to marked variations of umbilical cord including anatomical, physiological alterations involving abnormal lengths, occlusion, etc that may result in disturbance in feto -placental circulations.”

12. BATTLEDORE INSERTION

13. VELAMENTOUS INSERTION

14. ABNORMAL LENGTH i ) LONG CORD

15. ii) SHORT CORD

16. SINGLE UMBILICAL ARTERY

17. CORD KNOTS I) FALSE KNOT-

18. II) TRUE KNOT

19. NUCHAL CORD

20. CORD STRICTURE