“Placental insufficiency” is a term your pregnancy care provider may use to describe a condition where your placenta isn’t working as well as it should. Chronic conditions or infections can cause it. Treatment depends on what trimester of pregnancy you’re in.
Placental insufficiently happens when your placenta doesn’t transfer enough blood (containing oxygen and nutrients) between you and the fetus. This means the fetus may not be getting what it needs to grow. Issues with how your placenta attaches to your uterine lining can cause placental insufficiency.
Other causes include:
- Your placenta breaking away from your uterine lining.
- Damage or injury to your placenta.
- Your placenta being an irregular shape.
- Your placenta not growing large enough or being too small.
Medical conditions or lifestyle factors can also cause your placenta not to work as well. Sometimes, placental insufficiency happens without a known cause (idiopathically).
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