Uterine electromyography (EMG) measurements to predict preterm caesarean section in patients with complete placenta previa.

This study demonstrates that women with complete placenta previa have higher uterine EA at 32-34 weeks of gestation and this is associated with a higher risk of preterm CS due to massive vaginal bleeding.IMPACT STATEMENTWhat is already known on this subject? Antepartum massive bleeding in complete placenta previa causes maternal and foetal mortality and morbidity, currently there is no effective method to predict it.What do the results of this study add? This study showed in patients with complete placenta previa who were delivered preterm via emergent caesarean section, the uterine electrical activity measured by uterine electromyography (EMG) at 32-34 weeks of gestation had an active patternWhat are the implications of these findings for clinical practice and/or further research? Uterine EMG is a potential tool to measure uterine electrical activity and can guide clinical management of patients with complete placenta previa, further study are needed to confirm its effectiveness in a large sample size.
PMID: 32496884 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology - June 6, 2020 Category: OBGYN Tags: J Obstet Gynaecol Source Type: research