SDMS CME Credit – The Effects of Placental Location on Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes: A Retrospective Cohort Study

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Article: The Effects of Placental Location on Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Authors: Arthur Babayan, MD, PhD, Rivka Hellmann, MS, RDMS, RDCS, RVT, Iryna Struk, MS, RDMS, RDCS, RVT, and Marie-Claire Roberts, PhD, MS, MPA, RN

Category: OB/GYN [OB]

Credit: 0.50 SDMS CME Credit

Objectives: After studying the article, you should be able to:

• Describe the effect that placenta location has on neonatal outcomes.

• Identify the effect of maternal outcomes and its correlation with placenta location.

• Discuss common associations seen with certain placenta locations.

1. Which placenta location is often seen with a shorter duration of the third stage of delivery?

2. B. Right lateral

3. C. Left lateral

4. D. Posterior

Which percentage of placentas were found posterior in the study?

A. 43%

B. 56%

C. 62%

D. 38%

Which percentage of patients delivered preterm?

A. 15.2%

B. 18.5%

C. 10.5%

D. 8.2%

According to the study, posterior placentas yielded _____ Apgar scores.

A. Lower

B. Higher

C. Stable

D. Doubled

Which was the overall mean systolic to diastolic (S/D) ratio of the umbilical artery?

A. 1.8

B. 2.6

C. 3.5

D. 2.4