Early preterm delivery due to placenta previa is an independent risk factor for a subsequent spontaneous preterm birth

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Moshe Mazor²  Doron Dukler²  Ruthy Beer-Weisel²  Idit Erez-Weiss³  Vered Klaitman²  Lena Novack¹  Offer Erez² 

[1] Departments of Epidemiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel;Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Soroka University Medical Center, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, P O Box 151, Beer Sheva, 84101, Israel;Departments of Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel

关键词: Placenta previa;    Short cervix;    Vaginal bleeding;    Recurrent preterm delivery;    Placenta;    Preterm birth;   

Others  :  1152563
DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2393-12-82

 received in 2012-04-27, accepted in 2012-08-03,  发布年份 2012

【 摘 要 】

Background

To determine whether patients with placenta previa who delivered preterm have an increased risk for recurrent spontaneous preterm birth.

Methods

This retrospective population based cohort study included patients who delivered after a primary cesarean section (n = 9983). The rate of placenta previa, its recurrence, and the risk for recurrent preterm birth were determined.

Results

Patients who had a placenta previa at the primary CS pregnancy had an increased risk for its recurrence [crude OR of 2.65 (95% CI 1.3-5.5)]. The rate of preterm birth in patients with placenta previa in the primary CS pregnancy was 55.9%; and these patients had a higher rate of recurrent preterm delivery than the rest of the study population (p < .001). Among patients with placenta previa in the primary CS pregnancy, those who delivered preterm had a higher rate of recurrent spontaneous preterm birth regardless of the location of their placenta in the subsequent delivery [OR 3.09 (95% CI 2.1-4.6)]. In comparison to all patients with who had a primary cesarean section, patients who had placenta previa and delivered preterm had an independent increased risk for recurrent preterm birth [OR of 3.6 (95% CI 1.5-8.5)].

Conclusions

Women with placenta previa, who deliver preterm, especially before 34 weeks of gestation, are at increased risk for recurrent spontaneous preterm birth regardless to the site of placental implantation in the subsequent pregnancy. Thus, strict follow up by high risk pregnancies specialist is recommended.

【 授权许可】

   
2012 Erez et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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