Vasa Previa
Definition
Occurs when fetal vessels traverse the fetal membranes over the internal cervical os.
Causes:
- Velamentous insertion of the cord.
- Or joining an accessory (succenturiate)
- placental lobe to the main cord of the placenta.
Vasa Previa Diagnosis
- Usually suspected when either spontaneous or artificial rupture of the membranes is accompanied by:
- Painless Fresh Vaginal Bleeding
- During pregnancy by Doppler US
- □ This condition is associated with high perinatal mortality.
- □ So Immediate Action is Delivery by Emergency Cesarean Section
