Placenta Praevia

Hi, it's just been confirmed that I have placenta praevia (the placenta is covering the opening of the cervix) which, if it doesn't resolve on its own, means an elective c-section. Does anyone know how early they might perform a c-section for this? Trying to plan my mat leave!

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They should be rechecking everything has moved out of the way at an ultrasound around 32 weeks. Most cases it resolves on its own x

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I had this and it resolved on its own. It’s really common, I heard.

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The elective would be no earlier than 38/39 weeks unless you had issues with bleeding or other reasons to bring it earlier.

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