OBSTETRICAL EMERGENCY - RETAINED PLACENTA - CASE STUDY
Prof. Sathiyalathasarathi*
ABSTRACT
The retained placenta is a significant cause of maternal mortality and morbidity throughout the developing world. It complicates 2% of all deliveries and as a case mortality rate of nearly 10% in rural areas. A retained placenta occurs when all or part of the placenta remains inside the uterus after child birth. Normally, placenta is delivered within 30 minutes. For some women, the placenta does not deliver naturally due to weak or uncoordinated uterine action. So the placenta will not able to come on its own. In this case study, soon after delivery, cervical os was closed and the placenta was retained inside the uterus. She had adherent placenta which has been removed manually under spinal anaesthesia. The mother and baby recovered by appropriate treatment and care.
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