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Placenta position

2025-07-20 09:16:38
I am 20 weeks pregnant. When I got my NT/NB scan done at 13 weeks, the report showed placenta anterior but at 20 weeks I got a level 2 ultrasound done and in that report my placenta was posterior. how is this possible Can the position of the placenta change?
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As the uterus grow the position of the placenta changes

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Yes, the size of uterus keeps changing with advancing pregnancy and so does the position of placenta.

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