Placental Location in Maternal-Fetal Surgery for Myelomeningocele

Conclusions: Anterior placental location is associated with increased risk of intraoperative fetal resuscitation and increased thinning at the hysterotomy closure site. Individual institutional experiences may have varied but the aggregate data from the fMMC Consortium did not show a significant impact on the gestational age at delivery or maternal or fetal clinical outcomes.
Source: Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy - Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Source Type: research