Low lying placenta-all you need to know

So your doctor has just told you that you have a low-lying placenta and you need to take it easy for few days. You get worried – what is low-lying placenta? Forget about low-lying or not you are not even aware what placenta is and you go on the net to find out what it is. So what is placenta and what is low-lying placenta?

What Is Placenta?

The placenta is an organ that develops in a woman's womb during pregnancy. It is responsible for providing oxygen and food for the developing fetus.

After conception, the fertilized egg embeds itself somewhere in the uterus. There is no proposed or specific position for implantation. It may choose to implant low, high, posterior (back) or anterior (front). The placenta develops wherever the egg is implanted.

What Is Low Lying Placenta?

Low lying placenta is a pregnancy complication in which the placenta gets implanted in the lower part of the uterus near to or covering the cervix.

A low-lying placenta not necessarily covers the internal OS (the upper end of the cervix that opens into the uterus) of the cervix and therefore, does not block the baby from passing through the cervix. For that reason, a vaginal birth is still possible even though the placenta is located close to the cervix.

It is also seen in many instances, a low-lying placenta corrects their own position as the pregnancy progresses. However, if the low-lying placenta moves and blocks the ce