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What is a placenta previa?

April 26, 2017placenta previa

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What is a placenta previa?

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A placenta previa is a placenta that is implanted at or close to the cervix. A placenta previa can be partial or complete. It happens in about 1 in 200 pregnancies, though the incidence has increased over the last years because certain risk factors such as prior cesarean sections have increased.