Does a Caesarean Section Scar Affect Placental Volume, Vascularity and Localization?
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
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Variable | Previous CS | p * | Previous Vaginal Birth | p ** | Nulliparas | Total | |||||
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Mean (SD) | Median (IQR) | Mean (SD) | Median (IQR) | Mean (SD) | Median (IQR) | Mean (SD) | Median (IQR) | ||||
Age | 34.8 (4.7) | 36.0 (31.0–38.0) | 0.06 | 33.0 (5.1) | 33.0 (30.0–37.0) | <0.001 | 29.8 (5.1) | 29.0 (26.0–33.0) | 32.1 (5.4) | 32.0 (28.0–36.0) | |
BMI | 24.5 (4.4) | 23.8 (21.8–26.7) | 0.29 | 24.0 (5.1) | 22.8 (20.3–26.7) | 0.09 | 22.6 (3.7) | 22.1 (19.9–24.3) | 23.6 (4.5) | 22.5 (20.3–25.9) | |
Smoking status during the pregnancy, n, % | 2 | 5.7 | 0.60 | 3 | 2.9 | 0.70 | 3 | 3.9 | 8 | 3.7 | |
Smoking status before the pregnancy, n, % | 2 | 5.7 | 0.68 | 6 | 5.8 | 0.38 | 7 | 9.2 | 15 | 7.0 | |
Placental localisation 1st trimester | Anterior | 11 | 29.7 | 0.38 | 40 | 42.1 | 0.80 | 35 | 47.9 | 86 | 42.0 |
Posterior | 25 | 67.6 | 51 | 53.7 | 35 | 47.9 | 111 | 54.1 | |||
Fundus | 1 | 2.7 | 4 | 4.2 | 3 | 4.1 | 8 | 3.9 |
Variable | Previous CS Median (IQR) | p * | Previous Vaginal Birth Median (IQR) | p ** | Nulliparas Median (IQR) |
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PV 1st trimester | 76.2 (52.8–100.8) | p = 0.53 | 78.8 (61.8–103.5) | p = 0.80 | 77.5 (54.5–102.2) |
PV 2nd trimester | 223.0 (178.4–343.7) | p = 0.55 | 229.8 (107.3–280.9) | p = 0.92 | 223.3 (177.2–309.7) |
PQ | 1.2 (0.7–1.8) | p = 0.99 | 1.20 (0.92–1.53) | p = 0.92 | 1.16 (0.7–1.5) |
VI 1st trimester | 20.8 (16.5–29.3) | p = 0.16 | 26.6 (17.8–33.2) | p = 0.21 | 22.8 (15.8–32.0) |
VI 2nd trimester | 20.0 (15.3–29.5) | p = 0.42 | 24.4 (14.5–33.3) | p = 0.14 | 14.9 (11.8–28.2) |
FI 1st trimester | 37.1 (30.7–44.3) | p = 0.62 | 38.8 (33.3–43.5) | p = 0.01 | 35.2 (30.3–38.7) |
FI 2nd trimester | 37.7 (32.5–42.9) | p = 0.38 | 40.3 (35.0–43.4) | p = 0.58 | 39.3 (34.3–41.3) |
VFI 1st trimester | 8.0 (5.7–10.7) | p = 0.20 | 9.3 (6.2–13.5) | p = 0.09 | 7.6 (5.2–10.5) |
VFI 2nd trimester | 8.2 (5.1–11.1) | p = 0.43 | 8.7 (5.8–11.6) | p = 0.12 | 5.7 (4.9–10.0) |
Variable | Previous CS N (%) or Median (IQR) | Previous Vaginal Birth N (%) or Median (IQR) | p | |
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Placental localisation 1st trimester | Anterior Posterior Fundus | 11 (29.7) 25 (67.6) 1 (2.7) | 40 (42.1) 51 (53.7) 4 (4.2) | 0.38 |
PV 1st trimester | 76.2 (52.8–100.8) | 78.8 (61.8–103.5) | p = 0.53 | |
PV 2nd trimester | 223.0 (178.4–343.7) | 229.8 (107.3–280.9) | p = 0.55 | |
PQ | 1.2 (0.7–1.8) | 1.20 (0.92–1.53) | p = 0.99 | |
VI 1st trimester | 20.8 (16.5–29.3) | 26.6 (17.8–33.2) | p = 0.16 | |
VI 2nd trimester | 20.0 (15.3–29.5) | 24.4 (14.5–33.3) | p = 0.42 | |
FI 1st trimester | 37.1 (30.7–44.3) | 38.8 (33.3–43.5) | p = 0.62 | |
FI 2nd trimester | 37.7 (32.5–42.9) | 40.3 (35.0–43.4) | p = 0.38 | |
VFI 1st trimester | 8.0 (5.7–10.7) | 9.3 (6.2–13.5) | p = 0.20 | |
VFI 2nd trimester | 8.2 (5.1–11.1) | 8.7 (5.8–11.6) | p = 0.43 |
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Bokučava, D.; Ķīvīte-Urtāne, A.; Domaševs, P.; Lūse, L.; Vedmedovska, N.; Donders, G.G.G. Does a Caesarean Section Scar Affect Placental Volume, Vascularity and Localization? Diagnostics 2022, 12, 2674. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics12112674
Bokučava D, Ķīvīte-Urtāne A, Domaševs P, Lūse L, Vedmedovska N, Donders GGG. Does a Caesarean Section Scar Affect Placental Volume, Vascularity and Localization? Diagnostics. 2022; 12(11):2674. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics12112674
Chicago/Turabian StyleBokučava, Diana, Anda Ķīvīte-Urtāne, Pavels Domaševs, Laura Lūse, Natālija Vedmedovska, and Gilbert G. G. Donders. 2022. "Does a Caesarean Section Scar Affect Placental Volume, Vascularity and Localization?" Diagnostics 12, no. 11: 2674. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics12112674
APA StyleBokučava, D., Ķīvīte-Urtāne, A., Domaševs, P., Lūse, L., Vedmedovska, N., & Donders, G. G. G. (2022). Does a Caesarean Section Scar Affect Placental Volume, Vascularity and Localization? Diagnostics, 12(11), 2674. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics12112674