Mature placenta

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• ambercakes92 member

  December 2015 Answer ✓

  I haven't heard this expression before. Does he mean growth-wise that you're measuring ahead? I would call back and ask him to clarify what this means for you and your baby.

  

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• cawalp member

  December 2015 Answer ✓

  The placenta matures as the pregnancy progresses and around 42 weeks is when they say it will start to not function as well or deteriorate. If he's saying it's too mature I'd assume he wants you to not go past a certain point for fear of it failing but honestly I've never heard of this happening and I have no idea how they would test that without an amniocentesis (which you may have had, idk). I would definitely call back and if he isn't clear, get a second opinion. Heck, if he is clear, get a second opinion.

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• rah938 member

  December 2015 Answer ✓

  They can somehow tell by blood flow measurements on ultrasound. I had with my first, and he stopped growing so they induced.

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• JanMommy2under2 member

  December 2015 Answer ✓

  That happened to me last pregnancy they will deliver you early. They base it on movement from baby and stress that baby is going through. Mie was caused by high blood sugars making it deteriorate early.

  

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• lwebley member

  December 2015 Answer ✓

  My friend also had this. One side effect can be low fluid, which is often how people find out

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• PedsIsHardcore member

  December 2015 Answer ✓

  Honestly, the only way to really know that is when they examine it after birth or that's my opinion at least. I'm a type 1 diabetic and with my type of diabetes it can cause the placenta to fail sooner rather than later. So I will be induced at 39 weeks on the dot unless I go into labor earlier. I also get weekly ultrasounds by my MFM and see my OB every week. They can look at my placenta via ultrasound, but it's not extremely accurate so my doctors go by my amniotic fluid measurements as well as other things like my insulin need reducing as signs of placenta failure.

  I wouldn't say it's how people often find out. There are other signs and symptoms of placenta failure, but it also depends on the patients medical history.

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• ashhsa member

  December 2015 Answer ✓

  I read a birth story recently- where the baby was prem- not by much, but the placenta was "mature" as you put it- and the doctors were very surprised, and happy the baby came early- as I don't think they realized- I think it was in November birth month club.
  Anyway- it's great that your doctors are all over it, obviously a less than desirable scenario, but they know, and they can act accordingly to keep your little one safe.

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• freehoff1 member

  December 2015 Answer ✓

  I was also told this. The doctor said I had a "ripe placenta" which is visible on an ultrasound. They checked the blood flow on the ultrasound to be sure baby is getting enough blood and nutrients. They also checked amniotic fluid was good. With those being both okay, they said everything would be fine and that it didn't affect anything, it's just something they would keep an eye on. I felt much better after that reassurance

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