The nurse examines the patient's placenta and finds that the umbilical cord is inserted at the placental margin. The patient comments that the placenta and cord look different than they did for her first two births
The nurse should explain that this variation in placenta and cord is called a: 1. Placenta accreta.
2. Circumvallate placenta.
3. Succenturiate placenta.
4. Battledore placenta.
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Rationale 1: Placenta accreta is a placenta that grows into the uterine wall.
Rationale 2: A circumvallate placenta has a fold of the amnion and chorion on the placental surface.
Rationale 3: In succenturiate placenta, at least one extra lobe is attached to the edge of the placenta.
Rationale 4: In battledore placenta, the cord is inserted at or near the edge of the placenta.
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