Placenta level 3 precautions

For those who are brave enough, the placenta is a rare delicacy. Not only that, the placenta also has high medicinal value. Some parents will make the placenta into food for their babies to eat, because this can supplement the baby's nutrition and help improve his immunity. The placenta is divided into four levels during maturity, from 0 to 3. So what should pregnant women pay attention to when their placenta reaches grade three?

You are 38 weeks pregnant. The maturity of the placenta varies from person to person. This means that your fetus and placenta are mature and you can prepare for delivery. Since spotting and premature rupture of membranes are both signs of delivery in obstetrics and gynecology, you should seek medical attention in time to avoid adverse consequences.

The placenta is the key to supplying nutrition to the fetus. If the placenta matures too early, it means that the placenta ages quickly and its function becomes insufficient, which will lead to insufficient oxygen supply to the fetus and cause fetal maldevelopment. However, the maturity of your placenta should not be so serious, otherwise the doctor will recommend you to do fetal monitoring. If it is more serious, you will need oxygen and infusion to supplement nutrition.

It doesn't mean that the more mature the placenta is, the better. Instead, it should have a corresponding degree of maturity according to your stage of pregnancy. On the contrary, if the placenta is precocious, you need to be alert to the possibility of intrauterine growth retardation of the fetus. Placental maturity refers to the degree of aging of the placenta. The lower the maturity, the better the function of the placenta and the more nutrition it can provide for the baby (Grade 0 is immature, more common in the second trimester. Grade I is beginning to mature, more common in 29-36 weeks of pregnancy. Grade II is mature, more common after 36 weeks of pregnancy.). On the contrary, the later the pregnancy, the placenta ages to Grade 3 (Grade III is the placenta is mature and tends to age, more common after 38 weeks of pregnancy) or even calcifies, and the energy and oxygen provided to the baby will become less and less, which will cause conditions such as intrauterine distress. If a grade III placenta is found before 37 weeks and combined with the value of the biparietal diameter and the estimated fetal weight of 2500 grams, placental precocity should be considered and the patient should be alert to the possibility of intrauterine growth retardation. At 38 weeks, the placenta enters grade III, indicating that the placenta is mature. Be alert to the possibility of intrauterine growth retardation of the fetus.

If a grade III placenta is found before 37 weeks and combined with the value of the biparietal diameter and the estimated fetal weight of 2500 grams, placental precocity should be considered and the patient should be alert to the possibility of intrauterine growth retardation. At 38 weeks, the placenta enters grade III, indicating that the placenta is mature. However, placental maturity cannot be equated with placental function, nor is it a factor that determines delivery or requires termination of pregnancy. A grade 2 placenta indicates maturity, but a grade 3 placenta may not necessarily lead to labor. Your current situation needs to be determined based on a series of factors such as placental maturity, amniotic fluid depth, fetal heart rate monitoring, etc. You cannot decide whether you can have a caesarean section just by looking at the placenta.