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'''Placenta praevia''' ('''placenta previa''' [[American English|AE]]) is an [[obstetrics|obstetric]] complication in which the placenta has attached to the uterine wall close to or covering the [[cervix]] [http://www.uabhealth.org/15407/]. It can some times occur in the latter part of the first trimester, but usually during the second or third. | '''Placenta praevia''' ('''placenta previa''' [[American English|AE]]) is an [[obstetrics|obstetric]] complication in which the placenta has attached to the uterine wall close to or covering the [[cervix]] [http://www.uabhealth.org/15407/]. It can some times occur in the latter part of the first trimester, but usually during the second or third. | ||
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Overview
Placenta praevia (placenta previa AE) is an obstetric complication in which the placenta has attached to the uterine wall close to or covering the cervix [2]. It can some times occur in the latter part of the first trimester, but usually during the second or third.