praevia

Placenta Praevia – Do I really need a C Section?

My IVF baby is due in 4 weeks.  My placenta is 0.7 cm from the edge of the birth canal and it is at the back of my womb.  My consultant has booked me in for a C Section one week before my due date. The reason for this is what they have told me is that if I have a natural birth and the baby ruptures the placenta, then they would have to perform an emergency caesarean and even if this happens because of where the placenta is, could be quite complicated.  My POV is that I would rather […]

Birth Story, Lucy Martin

Lucy Martin, Owner of Lucy Martin Bridal At my 20 week scan I was told that my placenta was low lying and although there was a good chance of it moving up during the pregnancy there was a chance I could have placenta praevia and I needed another scan at 34 weeks to confirm this.   I was in the process of doing a hypnobirthing course at the time and although I had no pre conceived ideas about having a drug free birth I really liked the philosophy behind hypnobirthing and was hoping to have as positive a birth experience […]