The placental organ is a temporary "child's place", which exists in the female body only during the period of gestation. The purpose of his appearance is to provide the fetus with everything necessary for life and development. In case of violations in the body, chronic placental insufficiency arises, which can lead to severe results.
Causes of chronic uteroplacental insufficiency
This pathology appears as a consequence of the action on the mother's body of many negative aspects, for example:
- infection and inflammation;
- immoral way of life;
- malnutrition during and before pregnancy ;
- trauma to the walls of the uterus;
- use of drugs that are contraindicated in pregnancy and so on.
What is the risk of placental insufficiency?
The presence of such a diagnosis is an alarm signal, symbolizing that the fetus begins to lag behind in development, there are defects in the formation of internal organs, systems, and so on. Children born after such wearing, suffer from nervous system disorders, they have virtually no immunity.
Chronic insufficiency of the placenta can lead to fetal death in the womb or serious developmental defects. It is divided into two variants of progression:
- Chronic compensated placental insufficiency is characterized by a decrease in the functions of the "child's place" to such an extent that the child can still receive the necessary substances.
- Decompensated placental insufficiency means an acute shortage of oxygen and nutrition, which the fetus feels.
As a rule, compensated placental insufficiency means an independent regulation of the problem by the female body and does not need medical treatment. Most often in obstetric practice there is a secondary compensated chronic placental insufficiency, which may be the result of the primary stage of pathology, or the result of the influence of all the same negative factors. Often it occurs after the 18th week of gestation.
In gynecology, there is a certain classification of defects in the functioning of the blood flow in the "mother-placenta-fetus" system, thanks to which it is possible to distinguish the level of complexity of this pathology:
- Uteroplacental insufficiency 1a is characterized by malfunctions in the metabolism of substances in the mother-placenta system, in which the placental-placental relationship does not suffer.
- Placental insufficiency 1b degree. Here everything is exactly the opposite, namely: the system of blood circulation of the "fetus-placenta" is prone to malfunctions, and uteroplacental blood flow is not violated at all.