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Insuficiencia placentaria - Prevention

Nombres alternativos

Disfunción placentaria

Prevención:

Recibir cuidado prenatal a comienzos del embarazo ayudará a constatar que la madre esté lo más saludable posible durante este período.

El hecho de fumar, consumir alcohol y otras drogas psicoactivas puede interferir con el crecimiento del bebé. Evitar estas sustancias puede ayudar a prevenir la insuficiencia placentaria y otras complicaciones del embarazo.

Anatomía de la placenta normal

Placenta

Reviewed last on: 6/5/2010
Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington, School of Medicine; Susan Storck, MD, FACOG, Chief, Eastside Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound, Redmond, Washington; Clinical Teaching Faculty, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Baschat AA, Galan HL, Ross MG, Gabbe SG. Intrauterine growth restriction. In: Gabbe SG, Niebyl JR, Simpson JL. Obstetrics: Normal and Problem Pregnancies. 5th ed. New York, NY: Churchill Livingstone; 2007:chap.29.

Grivell RM, Wong L, Bhatia V. Regimens of fetal surveillance for impaired fetal growth. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2009;(1):CD007113.

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