The placenta nourishes the baby in the womb with oxygen and nutrients. And if something is wrong with the placenta - it can affect the development of the child.
Normally, the thickness of the placenta must match the period of pregnancy. If these indicators are below normal, doctors diagnose placenta hypoplasia, which indicates that the size of the placenta does not correspond to the norm.
Distinguish hypoplasia:
- primary;
- secondary.
Primary hypoplasia is not treatable, and most often indicates a genetic pathology in the development of the fetus . However, this type of hypoplasia is poorly understood.
Secondary hypoplasia occurs against a background of poor blood flow to the placenta. In this case, with a timely diagnosis, the situation can be corrected and give birth to a completely healthy child.
Hypoplasia of the placenta - causes
The development of hypoplasia can contribute to the infection that the woman suffered, hypertension, late toxicosis, as well as atherosclerosis. Also, the risk group includes pregnant women who consume alcohol, drugs, and women who smoke.
Hypoplasia of the placenta - treatment
To establish the definitive diagnosis on one only inspection of US of a placenta it is impossible. The placenta is quite an individual organ, for example, in miniature women, the child's place is much smaller than that of large and normal women. The development of the placenta should be observed in dynamics, as well as additional studies and analyzes. With this diagnosis, the main indicator is the development of the fetus, namely the compliance of all indicators with the duration of pregnancy. If the size of the fetus is fully consistent with the norm, it is too early to talk about an abnormality of the placenta.
However, if the diagnosis is confirmed, urgent measures must be taken. For this, first the doctors establish the cause of the poor blood flow to the placenta. It is very important to eliminate the disease, which led to a small placenta.
Treatment, as a rule, is spent in a hospital, a woman is prescribed drugs,
It is necessary to constantly monitor the fetal heartbeat, and its movement. After all, if the placenta stops performing its functions, the fetus may stop.
Depending on the degree of hypoplasia and the condition of the fetus, a woman can make an early delivery by caesarean section .
With timely treatment and constant medical supervision, the child is born absolutely healthy and full.