Got my medical records today. After Josh filtering through all the papers he found that they biopsied my placenta the day after PJ was born. Apparently this is routine for someone with placenta previa. They didn’t tell me about it. They didn’t tell me the results.
Here is what $248.05 told my doctor:
“Findings consistent with placenta previa. Small marginal infarction. Marginal fibrin deposition.”
There are more details I will spare you, but that is the summary.
Here’s what I found at http://www.aafp.org/afp/980301ap/yetter.html (the bold is mine):
“When any abnormality of potential clinical significance is identified, the placenta should be sent for pathologic examination. Cultures or additional special studies should be obtained before the placenta is sent to pathology. Indications for pathologic examination include a poor pregnancy outcome (prematurity, intrauterine growth retardation, perinatal death and asphyxia), systemic maternal disorders, third-trimester bleeding and evidence of fetal or maternal infection.”
So there we have it. I hope there are not a lot more of these surprise procedures!
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