Placenta Previa? A cause of bleeding in pregnancy | OBGYN explains what it means & why it matters

I was just diagnosed with Previa at 21 weeks 🥲

I had my NT scan at 12 weeks, they discovered i have placenta previa. That might be the reason for my on and off spotting.

I was diagnosed with complete placenta previa at 19 weeks. At my 28 weeks checkup, they found it was central complete previa. At my 32 weeks checkup, they found out it was also anterior. I had 3 bleeds between 29-33 weeks. At 35w4d (2 days ago) I had another big bleed & they decided to do an urgent c section that day. Baby boy is in the NICU due to respiratory issues. He was born a healthy 6lbs 11oz. No complications with the c section, and they even were able to completely avoid cutting the placenta.

Thank you very much. Very informative. Keep up the good work. Cheers

I found out at my anatomy scan today that i have complete anterior placenta previa. Paying it resolves on its own

Doc im also diagnosed of havibg placenta previa .i have bleed once already and went to the hospital im 31 weeks .do it have a possibilities than it can mgrate ?

I have a placenta prevea, this is my third time admitted in the hospital because of bleeding, im 26 weeks now, praying to make it to the end. The doctor's told me i should take a steroid for the lung development and magnesium for brain incase if i will deliver the baby with in 2 weeks. But i asked them to put it on hold, the blood stopped so they are waiting for another episode. Anyone who experienced this?

I just have been diagnosed with placenta previa at 23 weeks, hopefully it moves, I really do not want a c-section. So far, I haven't had any bleed praise God.

I had to deliver my twins early by emergency c scetion. I was in labor when it happened at 25 weeks. They believed early on that i may have placenta previa, but it had resolved. When i went into labor they mentioned i may have had a small acreta at the back of the uterus. The high risk doc believed otherwise and that the "stickyness" and bleeding could have been from how rough and quick they had to scrape things out.
Im now terrified that if I have another baby could I die from these scars turning into an acreta?

I had placenta previa that eventually resolved, only to be told I have a marginal sinus(blood vessel) covering my cervix, still not safe to deliver:(

I never bleed but I did have placenta previa marginalis.... and it was diagnose at 21 weeis.. also the baby is in transverse position. its getting me very worried.

I am 23 weeks and I just got diagnosed with placenta previa. I have been bleeding for 3 weeks now and it’s very consistent. I have to wear a pad. Not dark red or filling up a pad in an hour but bleeding like the last couple of days of your period. It’s nerve wrecking!

Is it possible to be undiagnosed with marginal placenta previa at 17 weeks gestation with a vaginal delivery at 17 weeks gestation?

Thank you for the video. Wondering if it sounds like I have it? I wasn't bleeding at all but then after I was intimate with my husband there was a small amount of blood. It is now really light the next day very inconsistent spotting. I'm 24 weeks and my anatomy scan at 20 weeks came back completely normal. Does it sound like I have it, or maybe just hitting the cervix being too rough when being intimate? Thank you!!

Please do a video on full placenta previa covering cervix, also with having a short cervix.

I have placenta posterior 1cm away from Ios and sometimes very small blood clots are visible. Is that normal or anything to worry about. please help

Thank you for this very calming and informative video. It's been really helpful.
I don't understand why you keep saying pregnant people, and not just pregnant women or just women...

I bled so bad, I had an emergency c-section. I filled several pads underneath me. They couldn’t control my bleeding. I was in the hospital for weeks!
My child was 23 weeks gestation when born.
He came home on a heart monitor. He kept coding and I had to bring him back to life after his was blue and not breathing. He was grey and lips blue. Heart monitor screaming. Doctors wouldn’t Beleive me!
I called the NICU, several time as and was told “you are a new mom” AS IF I WAS Exaggerating!
I was told I couldn’t bring him back, he was exposed to the world.
When I finally called 911 after trying to get someone to listen to me; they could NOT Beleive what they saw after what the heard monitor said.
Turns out his hemoglobin was so low, they could r Beleive he was even alive.
Today he has cerebral palsy and I feel that he was neglected medically.

PLEASE listen to your gut feeling and don’t listen to doctors who tell you “you are a new mom”.
You know when there is something wrong!!! Don’t listen to what doctors say over a phone call!
Get checked out!

A lot of good information but you speak too faster..

So so helpful. Thank you. Got diagnosed with cpp at 20 weeks (one prior c section) and really hoping it moves as I’d love to do a vbac!!!

I’m 32 weeks pregnant and have placenta previa, but haven’t experienced bleeding. Alhamdulillah.

I had placenta previa with my second baby…not discovered until my son was born via c section

this was my first pregnancy ever, and my ob failed to tell me i had a previa. i woke up to a big bleed @ 25 weeks, and it just continued throughout my pregnancy. I had an emergency c-section at 32 weeks

Thank you for this

I am antithrombin 3 deficiency 😭. I am only 14 weeks, but have previa right now, yes it is super early, but I have spotted my entire pregnancy, and have had bleeding. The good news tho, is that I go in every other week to check on the baby. A c section terrifies me, because I am on lovenoq everyday to prevent clots. sigh.

was just diagnosed with placenta previa and put on pelvic rest. this is my 3rd pregnancy-first was an emergency c-section due to PPROM and had a VBAC with my second. havent had any bleeding yet, not even spotting but i HATED having a c-section and am seriously praying that the placenta previa resolves itself by the time i give birth.

Thank you so much for explaining this!

I have a low placenta and I want to give birth with c section.will it increase the risk of having placenta previa in my next pregnancy?

I had bleeding in 7weeks pregnancy and doctor told me baby died they and they clean my womb im so sad and it's my first pregnancy

I’m going in for delivery on the 31st with placenta previa and I’m sooooo nervous. But my doctor didn’t even explain this to me completely like that.

Hello Doctor Perez, what is your general recommendation for a one time one day massive bleed due to placenta previa? Do you hospitalize the patient for the rest of the pregnancy or does it depend on other factors? Say this is at 24 weeks.

I would love a vasa previa or a HG video.

I had an placenta previa on my first pregnancy delivered my baby boy at 32 weeks..It was severe blood flow so they had to do c-section. Now after 2 years am 9 weeks pregnant with my second baby.What are the chances of me going through the same case as my first pregnancy?

Everything I’ve been reading has kept me freaked out. This helped me.

I had a haematoma at 8 weeks and bleeding, im 27 weeks tomorrow and still have complete placenta pravia. After reading alot of comments, alot of women with previa seemed to have an early haematoma

I am at the hospital at the moment as I had a bleeding again. This is the 3rd time I had a bleeding in 3 weeks. At my 15th week my doctor said I had low-lying placenta and had a bleeding at night but wasn't admitted. I was given progesterone. The second time was I was on my 17th week and stayed in the hospital for 2 days. And now I'm on my 18th week had a bleeding again as I had a diarrhea and causes me to go up alot and go to the toilet. The doctor incharge at the emergency said I have a marginal placenta previa. Gave me buscopan for the stomach cramps, increase my progesterone from once a day to 3 times a day. I had a myomectomy laparoscopy 4 months before I got pregnant. This was not a planned pregnancy and I am excited and worried at the same time.

I had Placenta previa and was discovered due to a big bleed and they found that I had placenta previa they right away put me in house rest and was not able to do any type of physical work, or go to work so I could rest. now I am 8 months and the Placenta did end up moving!

Hi Dr Marta, I had my 32 wk scan today and my placenta is still covering my cervix by 1cm. Does this mean I have not much chance of the placenta moving up anymore?

I have a full placenta previa for my second child and I bedrest in the hospital about 6 weeks. And 35 weeks I had c-section then continued for blood transfusions. It was a scary experience and very traumatic. My daughter now was 18 months old and I’m pregnant again scared having a placenta previa again. How many percent can have it again? In your practice how often this happen? Thank you

I’d love to see a video on cholestasis! I feel like not enough providers talk about this issue and it’s becoming more common. Thank you for what you do!! 😊

I had a complete previa 5 months ago. Delivered by planned c section at 37 weeks. Never had any bleeding associated with it. Had some spotting at 5 ish weeks due to a subchorionic hematoma though. What I did have at delivery was lots and lots of bleeding. Ended up needing a blood transfusion. You can definitely feel it when you're losing a lot of blood swiftly. I thought I wasn't going to make it at one point. My vision started going fuzzy at the edges. Scary. My LO is an IVF baby and I understand this is a risk

Thank you! This was so informative!

I had two subchorionic hemorrhages and ended up losing my twins what causes this issue and if I get pregnant again what's the chances of it happening again ? My loss was almost three weeks ago

I just went to the er for what I thought was a strange period but tested positive for pregnancy so I had had a transvaginal ultrasound and they found nothing but I’m only about 3-4 weeks, is this normal to find nothing at this time and be lightly bleeding or spotting?