RETAINED PLACENTA IN AN UNICORNUATE UTERUS: A CASE REPORT
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2015, Vol 4, Issue 29
Abstract
Manual removal of placenta is a common obstetric procedure performed in the third stage of labor as a treatment of the retained placenta when it is undelivered for more than 30 minutes, according to WHO.[1] The incidence of retained placenta varies greatly, it is about 0.1% to3.3% of vaginal deliveries.[2] In spite of many developments in the field of obstetrics, retained placenta continues to be the leading cause of maternal deaths due to high case fatality rate, hemorrhage and the complication related to its removal. The incidence and severity may vary in relation to low socio economic class, existing malnutrition, anemia, home deliveries and lack of facilities to manage hemorrhage and its complication.[3]This can be improved by health education, avoiding home delivery, provision of facilities for essential obstetric services by skilled health care providers in ensuring proper conduct of deliveries.[4] And avoiding life threatening conditions like PPH and maternal death.[5] We hereby present a case of retained placenta in non-communicating type of unicornuate uterus.
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Vijayalakshmi B, Kaveri Shavi
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- DOI 10.14260/jemds/2015/741
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