What does it imply when your sonography says you have posterior placenta? Discover whether it affects your pregnancy and the baby.
What Does Fundal Posterior Placenta Mean?
Your abnormality scan is normally done during the 2nd trimester of your pregnancy, at some point in the 20th week. This is the time when your sonologist also tells you about the position of your placenta. If you are wondering why is it essential to know the position of the placenta, remember your baby’s development and growth depends upon this organ. Nutrients, blood and oxygen from the mother is supplied to the baby through the placenta. The umbilical cable signs up with the baby to the placenta. The position of the placenta likewise recommends the position of the baby and how it is put inside the womb.
What does it show?
When the placenta establishes at the back wall of the uterus, it is considered posterior placenta. This takes place when the fertilised egg journeys through the fallopian tube and connects itself on the back or posterior side of the uterus. This is where the placenta starts to grow.
Is it normal?
Having both anterior and posterior placenta is normal and does not affect the growth and development of the baby. However, mothers with posterior placenta may appear to have a little bit more benefit than those who have anterior placenta. This is because having the placenta on the back wall of the uterus means feeling the baby’s movements and kicks early and stronger. Moreover, posterior placenta is thought about to be the best for the baby as it allows the baby to grow and come down to the right position and line up in the birth canal for a vaginal birth. With posterior placenta, as the baby grows it faces the mother’s spine and the crown comes down to the birth canal with time.
Does the position modification?
The position of the placenta does change throughout the pregnancy. But it would either move upward as the baby comes down or in uncommon cases downwards if the baby moves upwards. The placenta takes about 50 percent of the area of the uterus during mid-term of pregnancy. During the later stage, it takes even less space as the baby grows and starts to come down.
When should you fret?
The only interest in the placenta position is if it grows towards the cervix or lower end of the uterus. This is called placenta previa. In such a situation chances of placenta detachment from the unsteady position of the cervix is possible which can cause premature labour or internal bleeding. Also, placenta previa might mean that the cervix gets obstructed and a vaginal delivery might not be possible. This is the reason sonography is done at various stages of pregnancy to establish the position of the placenta which of the baby.
