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Insuficiencia placentaria - Treatment

Nombres alternativos

Disfunción placentaria

Tratamiento:

Tratar cualquier condición médica subyacente, como hipertensión arterial o diabetes, es importante y ayuda a mejorar el crecimiento del bebé.

El médico puede solicitarle reposo en cama por algún tiempo o por todo el resto del embarazo.

Expectativas (pronóstico):

Los problemas con la placenta pueden afectar el crecimiento del bebé en desarrollo. El bebé no puede crecer y desarrollarse normalmente en el útero si no obtiene oxígeno y nutrientes suficientes.

En algunos casos, la insuficiencia placentaria lleva a un peso anormalmente bajo en el bebé, una afección llamada restricción del crecimiento intrauterino (RCIU). Esto aumenta las probabilidades de complicaciones durante el embarazo y el parto. Para mayor información, ver: RCIU

Complicaciones:

Las mujeres embarazadas con insuficiencia placentaria y RCIU tienen un mayor riesgo de tener un mortinato.

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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