Classificação anatômica[1]Jain V, Bos H, Bujold E; Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada. Guideline no. 402: diagnosis and management of placenta previa. J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2020 Jul;42(7):906-17.e1.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32591150?tool=bestpractice.com
[2]Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. Placenta praevia and placenta accreta: diagnosis and management. Green-top guideline no. 27a. Sep 2018 [internet publication].
https://www.rcog.org.uk/en/guidelines-research-services/guidelines/gtg27a
[3]Reddy UM, Abuhamad AZ, Levine D, et al. Fetal imaging: executive summary of a joint Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American College of Radiology, Society for Pediatric Radiology, and Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound Fetal Imaging Workshop. J Ultrasound Med. 2014 May;33(5):745-57.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24764329?tool=bestpractice.com
Historicamente, a PP era graduada de acordo com a relação e/ou a distância entre a borda placentária inferior e o óstio interno do colo uterino.[1]Jain V, Bos H, Bujold E; Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada. Guideline no. 402: diagnosis and management of placenta previa. J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2020 Jul;42(7):906-17.e1.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32591150?tool=bestpractice.com
[2]Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. Placenta praevia and placenta accreta: diagnosis and management. Green-top guideline no. 27a. Sep 2018 [internet publication].
https://www.rcog.org.uk/en/guidelines-research-services/guidelines/gtg27a
[3]Reddy UM, Abuhamad AZ, Levine D, et al. Fetal imaging: executive summary of a joint Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American College of Radiology, Society for Pediatric Radiology, and Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound Fetal Imaging Workshop. J Ultrasound Med. 2014 May;33(5):745-57.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24764329?tool=bestpractice.com
Isso gerava desafios por causa das dificuldades técnicas na diferenciação entre os graus, e o fato de que a separação entre os lados opostos do óstio cervical interno nem sempre está presente no exame ultrassonográfico.[3]Reddy UM, Abuhamad AZ, Levine D, et al. Fetal imaging: executive summary of a joint Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American College of Radiology, Society for Pediatric Radiology, and Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound Fetal Imaging Workshop. J Ultrasound Med. 2014 May;33(5):745-57.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24764329?tool=bestpractice.com
O consenso atual recomenda os seguintes critérios de classificação simplificada:[1]Jain V, Bos H, Bujold E; Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada. Guideline no. 402: diagnosis and management of placenta previa. J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2020 Jul;42(7):906-17.e1.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32591150?tool=bestpractice.com
[2]Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. Placenta praevia and placenta accreta: diagnosis and management. Green-top guideline no. 27a. Sep 2018 [internet publication].
https://www.rcog.org.uk/en/guidelines-research-services/guidelines/gtg27a
[3]Reddy UM, Abuhamad AZ, Levine D, et al. Fetal imaging: executive summary of a joint Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American College of Radiology, Society for Pediatric Radiology, and Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound Fetal Imaging Workshop. J Ultrasound Med. 2014 May;33(5):745-57.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24764329?tool=bestpractice.com
Placenta prévia (a placenta cobre diretamente o óstio cervical)
Placenta baixa (a borda placentária fica a <2 cm do óstio cervical)
Localização placentária normal (a borda placentária fica a ≥2 cm do óstio cervical).