Table 1 Pregnancy and diagnosis details of the women (n=14) by three groups
From: "Wrapping myself in cotton wool": Australian women's experience of being diagnosed with vasa praevia
Group | Gestational age range risk of VP first identified or diagnosed (weeks)* | Gravidity & parity# | Risk factors | Mode of birth | Gestation at birth | Time between interview and birth (months) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Antenatal diagnosis: confirmed during pregnancy | U/S (18-20) | G2P1 | IVF, Placenta praevia | Elective CS | 35 | < 6 |
U/S (32-34) | G1P0 | IVF, Placenta praevia | Elective CS | 36 | > 12 | |
U/S (32-34) | G2P1 | Bi-lobed, Low lying placenta | Elective CS | 37 | < 6 | |
U/S (18-20) | G1P0 | IVF, Placenta praevia | Elective CS | 35+4 | > 12 | |
U/S (26-28) | G1P0 | Placenta praevia | Urgent CS | 35+4 | < 6 | |
U/S (18-20) | G1P0 | Velamentous cord insertion | Elective CS | 37 | < 6 | |
2. Antenatal diagnosis: not confirmed at follow up ultrasound(s) | U/S (26-28) | G1P0 | Tri-lobed placenta, low lying placenta | Elective CS | 37+5 | Unknown |
U/S (18-20) | G2P1 | Placenta praevia | Elective CS | 37 | <6 | |
U/S (18-20) | G1P0 | low lying placenta | NVB | 40 | < 6 | |
U/S (32-34) | G2P1 | low lying placenta | Elective CS | 37 +4 | > 12 | |
U/S (18-20) | G1P0 | Velamentous cord insertion | Emergency CS | 36 | > 12 | |
3. Diagnosed during birth | CS | G4P1 | None | Elective CS | 37 +4 | > 12 |
Vaginal bleeding and CS | G1P0 | IVF | Emergency CS | 40+2 | < 6 | |
| Â | Vaginal bleeding and CS | G1P0 | None | Emergency CS | 41 | > 12 |