Evaluation of the Various Risk Factors Associated with Placenta Previa Development: A Simple Literature Review

Marwah Sami Aljahli 5, Faten Talal Ashour 6, Rahaf Ali Alqahtani 7, Elaf Mohammed Albasheri 8, Mohammed A. Syam 9, Amina Abdo Salhi 1, Abdulaziz Abdullah Alhazmi 1, Rana Yahya Al-Qasem 2, Nouf Abdulrahman Alqahtani 3, Maisa Khedir Ahmed 4,

Evaluation of the Various Risk Factors Associated with Placenta Previa Development: A Simple Literature Review

Document Type : Original Article

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Amina Abdo Salhi 1, Abdulaziz Abdullah Alhazmi 1, Rana Yahya Al-Qasem 2, Nouf Abdulrahman Alqahtani 3, Maisa Khedir Ahmed 4, Marwah Sami Aljahli 5, Faten Talal Ashour 6, Rahaf Ali Alqahtani 7, Elaf Mohammed Albasheri 8, Mohammed A. Syam 9

1- Najran University, 2- Al-Qasem University, 3- King Khalid University, 4- Al-Zaeim Al-Azhary University, 5- Imam Abdulrahman University, 6- Dallah Hospital, 7- Taif University, 8- Ibn Sina Medical College, 9- Suliman Al-Rajhi Colleges

Abstract

Background: Placenta previa is defined as ,the growth of placenta in the lower uterine segment over or near the internal cervical osseous, it’s an obstetric complication which usually occurs in the second trimester. A lot of literatures have been done to study the risk factors associated with its development. Therefore, assessment of the recent literatures must be done to provide a summarized paper analyzing the various risk factors that stands behind placenta previa development, which will help in prevention and control the increasing in the incidence of the condition. Objective: This study aimed to assess the various studies that investigate the risk factors that stand behind the development of placenta previa, and provide a reference paper analyzing the last progression has been reached. Methods: PubMed database was used for articles selection, and the following keys used in the mesh ("Placenta Previa/etiology"[Mesh] OR "Placenta Previa/genetics"[Mesh] OR "Placenta Previa/history"[Mesh]). A total of 582 articles were found, with further restriction by PubMed filters, and reviewing the articles titles and abstracts, the final results were 6 articles.
Conclusion: Further studies are still needed to be done to evaluate the modifiable risk factors, and to find a solution for the increase in the number of cesarean because it have a significant impact on placenta previa development.

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