A lady with 38 weeks pregnancy and painless vaginal bleeding comes to casualty. On examination head is engaged and uterus is non tender and relaxed. The next line of treatment is:
Correct Answer: Termination of pregnancy
Description: Painless vaginal bleeding and absence of other significant findings confirm the diagnosis of placenta previa.
Gestational age of the patient is 38 weeks i.e. fetal maturity is attained so termination should be done.
In case of severe bleeding pregnancy is terminated by cesarean section irrespective of gestational age.
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Gynaecology & Obstetrics
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