Uterine Inversion
By Karen Olalde
Uterine Inversion
is a potentially fatal childbirth complication with a maternal survival rate of about 85%. It occurs when the placenta fails to detach from theuterus as it exits, pulls on the inside surface, and turns the organ inside out. It is very rare
Symptoms
- Mother looses more blood then usual
- Mom's Blood Pressure Drops
- Fetus is not in Proper Position
Risks Involved
- fatal complications meaning the baby Can Die
- Placenta Fails to detach from the Uterine Wall and pulls with it the uterus
- Abdominal Surgery
- emergency Hysterectomy
Treatment Options
- uterine contraction to prevent reinversion and to decrease blood loss
- Manual correction of inversion through the vagina
- placenta should be removed before repositioning the uterus