Incidence and outcomes of vasa praevia in the United Kingdom
The incidence of diagnosed vasa praevia was lower than anticipated. There was high perinatal mortality and morbidity for cases not diagnosed antenatally. The incidence of antenatally identified cases was much higher in the few centres that actively screened for this condition, and the perinatal outcomes were better. However, this group were all delivered by caesarean section and may include women who would not have experienced any adverse perinatal outcome.
Authors
- R. Tunn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1187-1808)
- Peter Brocklehurst (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9950-6751)
- Anna Louise David (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0199-6140)
- Marian Knight (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1984-4575)
- George Attilakos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9757-952X)
Institutions
- University College Hospital (GB)
- University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- UCL Biomedical Research Centre (GB)
- University College London (GB)
- University of Birmingham (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- NIHR Open Research
- Published
- 2024-09-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3310/nihropenres.13696.1
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Maternal and fetal healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.22
Funders
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Department of Health and Social Care
- University College London
- University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust