[Case report: Vasa previa diagnosis and management. How to prevent Benckiser's hemorrhage?]

Abstract

Benckiser's haemorrhage is a serious obstetrical complication, following a vasa previa rupture. Incidence of vasa previa is estimated between 1/1150 and 1/5000 pregnancies. This case report illustrates the consequences of a suspected vasa previa rupture. There is no French recommendation of how to treat vasa previa. Different methods of prevention are described and examined thanks to a literature review.

Keywords: Benckiser's hemorrhage; Hémorragie de Benckiser; Insertion vélamenteuse du cordon; Vasa praevia; Vasa previa; Velamentous cord insertion.