Cover Story: Vasa previa: Are most perinatal deaths preventable?
Publish date: November 1, 2003
Joseph V. Collea, MD , Yinka Oyelese, MBBS , Kerry M. Lewis, MD
Joseph V. Collea, MD , Yinka Oyelese, MBBS , Kerry M. Lewis, MD
A patient with vasa previa need not lose her baby if the condition is diagnosed before membranes rupture and elective C/S is performed. A protocol that uses TVS with color Doppler on all women at risk has the potential to eliminate vasa previa as a cause of perinatal mortality.