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What is a low-lying placenta?

When the placenta attaches to the wall of the uterus during early pregnancy, it may be positioned lower in the uterus. As the uterus expands throughout the pregnancy, the placenta will often move higher up in the uterus, away from the cervical opening. If the placenta is still lying low in the uterus by the 20th week of pregnancy, it is called a low-lying placenta or placenta praevia.

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Author: Kellie Heywood
First answered: 14 Oct 2014
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Category: Placental abruption

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