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Will I Need To Have C Section Again?
i have a baby of 41 weeks delivered by c-section, i am currently 26 weeks 3 days pregnant agiain. at my 19 week 4 day scan it said, posterior placenta with lower edge partially covering os, do u think it will move or stay like this and i will have to have a c-section again ? :)
Mon, 9 Jun 2014
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Thanks for writing to us with your health concern.
90 % of placentas migrate upwards as pregnancy advances.
By the third trimester, they are mostly in the upper segment, so do not worry.
There is a fairly good chance it would move.
Take care
Thanks for writing to us with your health concern.
90 % of placentas migrate upwards as pregnancy advances.
By the third trimester, they are mostly in the upper segment, so do not worry.
There is a fairly good chance it would move.
Take care
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