Image of Succenturiate Placenta with Velamentous Cord Insertion

A 30-year-old multigravida, gravid 2 para 1, conceived naturally, presented in labour at 38 weeks of gestation with spontaneous conception. Antenatal ultrasound had not detected any placental abnormalities. She underwent an uneventful vaginal delivery of a healthy male child of 2900 gm, with an APGAR score of 9 at 1 minute, not requiring Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) admission. The placenta was delivered and examined, revealing a succenturiate lobe connected to the central placental mass by foetal membranes [Table/Fig-1]. Velamentous insertion of the umbilical cord was also noted [Table/Fig-2]. There were no retained bits of placenta or signs of postpartum haemorrhage. There was no history of antepartum haemorrhage or rupture of velamentous vessels. Histopathology for the same was not sent as the patient was not willing.