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***Membranous or velamentous (veil-like) insertion. | ***Membranous or velamentous (veil-like) insertion. | ||
****Vessels separate/branch prior to reaching placental disc. | ****Vessels separate/branch prior to reaching placental disc. | ||
***Furcate insertion - | ***Furcate insertion - blood vessels separate before reaching placenta disc/not surrounded by Wharton's jelly - vessels more exposed to trauma (risk for vasa previa). | ||
**Knots (false vs. true). | **Knots (false vs. true). | ||
***False knots are nothing to worry about -- look like a knot but aren't really one. | ***False knots are nothing to worry about -- look like a knot but aren't really one. | ||