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MrsSchwags
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Placental Lakes
Does anyone know anything about this?
I was told by the sono tech I have 2 placental lakes. That's all I was told, and I can't find anything on it.
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Posted 3/27/06 3:32 PM  |
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Re: Placental Lakes
I googled it. First piece of info that came up was:
There have been one or two cases reported where very large placental lakes were thought to be associated with poor placental function (Jauniaux and Nicolaides 1996: 141-4), but it is now known that almost all placentas have one or more lakes by the third trimester, and they don't seem to affect the baby in any way.
A recent study found that placental lakes were more common in thicker placentas. There appeared to be no association with placental abruption (bleeding from the placenta during pregnancy), high blood pressure or pre-eclampsia, premature labour, small babies or stillbirths (Thompson et al 2002).
Because it would seem placental lakes are so common and have no significance, most sonographers do not report them, or even mention them to women.
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| Posted 3/27/06 3:38 PM |
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CJC25
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Re: Placental Lakes
Posted by MrsSchwags
Does anyone know anything about this?
I was told by the sono tech I have 2 placental lakes. That's all I was told, and I can't find anything on it.
Placental lakes are seen on scans as black areas on the surface or deeper inside the placenta and are actually pools of blood. You can see the placenta in the image below above the baby on the front wall of the womb; the three small black areas on the surface of the placenta are lakes.
There have been one or two cases reported where very large placental lakes were thought to be associated with poor placental function but it is now known that almost all placentas have one or more lakes by the third trimester; they don't seem to affect the baby in any way.
A recent study found no association with placental abruption (bleeding from the placenta during pregnancy), high blood pressure or pre-eclampsia, premature labour, small babies or stillbirths.
Because it would seem placental lakes are so common and have no significance, most sonographers do not report them or even mention them to women
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| Posted 3/27/06 3:39 PM |
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MrsSchwags
Soccer Baseball Lax Mom
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Jennifer
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Re: Placental Lakes
hmmm...i guess I shouldn't worry then. When she told me I was a little nervous that it would mean something. But I guess its normal.
Thanks!!!
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| Posted 3/27/06 3:43 PM |
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