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Fetal blood loss from vasa praevia

Perda sanguínea fetal devida a vasa prévia

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Definition

In vasa praevia, the fetal blood vessels connecting the placenta and umbilical cord cross the internal cervical os, the entrance to the birth canal, underneath the fetus.

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Fetal blood loss from vasa praeviafetal haemorrhage from vasa previavasa previa haemorrhage affecting fetus or newborn