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Hello, my sister is pregnant and was in Saudi for untill 5 months. And there all the reports including tiffa scan said that she had posterior placenta and now when we got her checked up here the doctor said it is anterior placenta. My question is, is it possible to change the position like this or the diagnosis in Saudi was wrong?
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It does not matter whether placenta is anterior or posterior. Only thing that matter is baby is cephalic or breech
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Dr. Vijaya Gupta
Gynecologist
21 yrs exp
Chandigarh
Not possible for anterior placenta to become posterior placenta
But are we here to find faults with the doctor
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Dr. Kumari Anukriti
Gynecologist/Obstetrician
12 yrs exp
Chennai
We can't say which report is wrong. Placenta may move little up but usually it doesn't change position from posterior to anterior or vice versa
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Dr. Hemali Bharat Karia
Obstetrics & Gynecology
7 yrs exp
Rajkot
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