Basic Summary for Placenta previa

Main name of condition: Placenta previa
Other names or spellings: placenta praevia

What is Placenta previa?
  Brief description of Placenta previa: Misplaced placenta covering the cervix
  Parent types of Placenta previa: Placenta conditions
  Organs Affected by Placenta previa: placenta, fetus

How many people get Placenta previa?
Incidence (annual) of Placenta previa: 1 in 200 pregnancies (FMC)
Incidence Rate of Placenta previa: approx 1 in 13,600 or 0.01% or 20,000 people in USA [about data]

How serious is Placenta previa?
Complications of Placenta previa: see complications of Placenta previa

What causes Placenta previa?
Risk factors for Placenta previa: see risk factors for Placenta previa

What are the symptoms of Placenta previa?
Symptoms of Placenta previa: see symptoms of Placenta previa

Society issues for Placenta previa
Hospitalization statistics for Placenta previa: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Placenta previa:

0.035% (4,489) of hospital consultant episodes were for placental praevia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
98% of hospital consultant episodes for placental praevia required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
100% of hospital consultant episodes for placental praevia were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
3% of hospital consultant episodes for placental praevia required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
7.8 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for placental praevia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
4 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for placental praevia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
31 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for placental praevia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
100% of hospital consultant episodes for placental praevia occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0% of hospital consultant episodes for placental praevia occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0% of hospital consultant episodes for placental praevia were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.063% (32,930) of hospital bed days were for placental praevia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

Last revision: April 2, 2003

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