Further Reading (Expert Studies)
At Vasa Praevia Raising Awareness we highlight both the evidence base for screening, and also the human cost of the failure to screen.
Published Medical Journals & Articles on Vasa Praevia provide compelling evidence.
Many studies, over many years, have evidenced the harm caused by the absence of screening and the prevalence of the Vasa Praevia, and that screening does, and would, save lives.
We have provided, below, a list (with links) to many of those studies. Please read, for yourself, the evidence base for screening.
FOR A SUMMARY OF THESE REPORTS,
AND DETAILS OF THE KEY FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM EACH,
PLEASE SEE OUR INFORMATION BOOKLET
BOOKLET – THE EXPERT EVIDENCE (Findings from the recent Studies and Scientific Papers)
* May 2026
Revisiting vasa previa risk thresholds: integrating non-Euclidean geometry for precision in screening
https://doi.org/10.1002/uog.70251
* Jan 2026
Vasa previa screening: comparison of national and international obstetric imaging guidelines
https://doi.org/10.1002/uog.70167
* August 2025
The Continuous Textbook of Women’s Medicine Series – Obstetrics Module
Volume 18, Ultrasound in obstetrics
Chapter from Yinka Oyelese, MD, Mishella Perez, RDMS & Waldo Sepulveda,
Ultrasound Evaluation of the Placenta, Umbillical Cord & Membranes
* Aug 2025
Ultrasound Screening for Vasa Previa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
https://www.ajog.iorg/article/S0002-9378(25)00537-X/fulltext
* June 2025
Vasa previa screening, diagnosis, management and outcomes: single-centre study. https://obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/uog.29268
* Dec 2024
Prenatal diagnosis of vasa praevia in routine clinical practice: Prevention of stillbirths and impact on perinatal outcomes.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39681015/
* Sep 2024
The potential impact of universal screening for vasa previa in the prevention of stillbirths
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39253747/
* July 2024
Incorporation of vasa previa screening into a routine anomaly scan: A single center cohort study
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38594913/
* March 2024
Vasa previa in singleton pregnancies: diagnosis and clinical management based on an international expert consensus
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0002937824004423
This report provides 26 consensus statements from 57 of the Global Leading Experts. It is a must-read for all maternity professionals. All agree on the importance of screening and early detection.
* Sept 2023
Incidence of vasa praevia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/9/e075245
* Sept 2022
The case for screening for vasa previa: time to implement a life-saving strategy https://obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/uog.26085
* July 2020
Perinatal outcome of pregnancies with prenatal diagnosis of vasa previa: systematic review and meta-analysis
https://obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/uog.22166
* Dec 2019
Vasa previa: time to make a difference
https://www.ajog.org/article/S0002-9378(19)31036-1/fulltext
* Dec 2019
Prevention of stillbirth: impact of two-stage screening for vasa previa
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31840871/
* 2016
RANZCOG Guidelines for the screening, diagnosis and management of Vasa Praevia
Prenatally Diagnosed Vasa Previa: A Single Institution Series of 96 Cases Obstetrics & Gynecology, Vol 128, Issue 5, p. 1153
Screening strategies for Vasa Previa during the mid-trimester ultrasound: a decision and cost effective analysis, American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Vol. 214, Issue 1, S257
What is the optimal gestational age of delivery in Vasa Previa? American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Vol. 214, Issue 1, S329
In vitro fertilization represents a risk factor for vasa praevia, RJME, 57(2 Suppl):627–632
* 2015
Incidence of and risk indicators for vasa praevia: a systematic review, Ruiter et al, BJOG, Volume 123, Issue 8, p.1278–1287. Interview by the author here
Diagnosis and Management of Vasa Previa, Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Using ultrasound in the clinical management of placental implantation abnormalities, American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Vol. 213, Issue 4, S70–S77
* 2013
Vasa Previa: Clinical Presentations, Outcomes and Implications for Management, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Vol 122, Issue 2, p 352–357.
* 2012
Literature search on screening for Vasa Praevia, Paula Coles
* 2009
Philippe Jeanty Poster – Protocol for Routine Screening for Vasa Praevia
Medical Journal Articles on Vasa Praevia
VPRA’s response to National Screening Committee Review on Vasa Praevia
Journal of Pre-Natal Medicina by Philiipe Jeanty
* 2008
BMUS Journal Article – Vasa Praevia – A Preventable Tragedy February 2008
* 2007
Prenatal ultrasound diagnosis of vasa praevia and analysis of risk factors
* 2006
Vasa praevia: a lethal threat to the fetus
Placenta Previa, Placenta Accreta, and Vasa Previa
* 2004
Vasa Previa: The Impact of Prenatal Diagnosis on Outcomes
* 2003
Vasa previa: Are most perinatal deaths preventable?
Association of vasa previa at delivery with a history of second-trimester placenta previa.
* 2001
* 2000
Second trimester low-lying placenta and in-vitro fertilization? Exclude vasa previa.
Vasa previa: prenatal detection by three-dimensional ultrasonography.
Vasa previa: prenatal diagnosis, natural evolution, and clinical outcome.
* 1999
Vasa previa: an avoidable obstetric tragedy.
Ultrasonography of placenta previa at the third trimester of pregnancy: research for signs of placenta accreta/percreta and vasa previa. Prospective color and pulsed Doppler ultrasonography study of 45 cases.
* 1998
Vasa previa in Ramathibodi Hospital: a 10 years review
Vasa previa: prenatal diagnosis by transperineal sonography with Doppler evaluation
Use of transvaginal color Doppler ultrasound to diagnose vasa previa
* 1996
Evaluation of chemical tests for fetal bleeding from vasa previa
Diagnosis of vasa previa with ultrasound and color flow Doppler: a case report
Prenatal diagnosis of vasa previa presenting as amniotic band. ‘A not so innocent amniotic band’
* 1995
Prenatal diagnosis of vasa previa with velamentous cord insertion, using Doppler color echography
