One of my twins placentas aged prematurely. The other twins placenta was fine. This was detected at 30 weeks and they had to be born as it had also caused the cord to only have 10% flow. The difference between the two placentas at birth was amazing. The placenta that was fine was red and spongy. The one that was aged was grey and like a blob of jelly. The hospital then took them to do research on them and are now doing a ongoing study on twin placentas to find out why this happens as they have no idea.

If its not bad, her doc will keep a good eye on it, esp the cord flow. It might have deterioated a little and that it, or it might keep in breaking down.

Tell your friend to hang in there and that naugtie doc for stressing out a pg woman!!!! If he was worried, he would have done something- so no news is good news.

odette