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Placenta Previa - Treatment Overview

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Delivery involving placenta previa is done by cesarean section.

About 25 out of 100 women with placenta previa deliver their babies preterm (before the 37th week of pregnancy).³Infant problems following placenta previa are usually related to prematurity. If your infant is premature, he or she may need care in a neonatal intensive care unit, or NICU. Care in the NICU can last days or weeks, depending on the extent of a baby's problems and the amount of care needed. For more information, see the topic Premature Infant.

Treatment for placenta previa can be done by:

An obstetrician.
A perinatologist.

Treatment for a premature infant can be provided by a neonatologist.

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Last Updated: February 23, 2010

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