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Can placenta position anterior or posterior and heart beat rate predict gender of baby confirmly? At 13 weeks pregnant
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The placenta develops wherever the fertilised egg embeds in your uterus (womb), after its journey along the fallopian tube. Sometimes the fertilised egg attaches itself inside the lower part of your uterus. This means that the placenta will develop in a low-lying position.
If you have an ultrasound scan in early pregnancy, and the placenta is shown to be near your cervix, try not to worry. As your baby grows, your expanding uterus is likely to pull the placenta upwards and away from your cervix. This is called placental migration and it happens in about 90 per cent of cases where the placenta is low-lying in early pregnancy.
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