March is Placenta and Placenta Location Month
3rd Mar 2026
In partnership with the Australasian Sonographers Association (ASA), the Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (SDMS), and Sonography Canada, we are pleased to offer a range of free access educational and learning resources.
BMUS is working in partnership throughout June to provide a selection of educational resources focusing on Placenta and Placenta Location.
We have come together with the ASA, SDMS and Sonography Canada to provide a range of resources free of charge to ultrasound communities around the world. They include Conference recordings, Journal Articles, Webinars, Top tips and YouTube videos all in one place.
These resources will be available until 30th March 2026.
British Medical Ultrasound Society
Journal articles:
Webinars:
Previous Caesarean Section | BMUS Webinar
Webinar: Placenta Accreta Spectrum | BMUS Webinar
Posters:
US appearances of placenta and cord abnormalities
Placental Mesenchymal Dysplasia
Case:
Webinars
Diagnosing vasa praevia in the mid-trimester ultrasound
CPD Test
Detection of vasa praevia in the mid-trimester ultrasound
Journal Articles
Analysis of placental surface cysts using ultrasonography: Histological and clinical correlation
Prenatal diagnosis of placental chorioangioma on ultrasound
Detection of vasa praevia in the mid-trimester ultrasound by Australian sonographers
Vasa praevia diagnosis in the mid trimester ultrasound
The placenta: Ultrasound assessment and clinical relevance
A bump inside the bump: a case report of a chorionic bump
Placental mesenchymal dysplasia vs molar pregnancy: A case report
The Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography
Journal Articles:
The Effects of Placental Location on Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Placenta Accreta Spectrum: A Current Literature Review
Sonographic Detection of Placenta Percreta With Associated Placenta Previa and Succenturiate Lobe
Couvelaire Uterus: Point-of-Care Ultrasonography in the Diagnosis of an Uncommon Obstetric Emergency
Webinars:
Formation, Flow, and Function: Understanding Fetoplacental Circulation and Hemodynamics
Placenta Accreta in IVF Pregnancy with History of Posterior Uterine Rupture and Repair
Sonography Canada
Jorunal Articles
SOGC Clinical Practice Guideline No. 426: Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: Diagnosis, Prediction, Prevention, and Management JOGC Summary 2022
SOGC Clinical Practice Guideline No. 442: Fetal Growth Restriction: Screening, Diagnosis, and Management in Singleton Pregnancies JOGC Summary 2023
Prospective Validation of First-Trimester Screening for Preterm Preeclampsia in Nulliparous Women (PREDICTION Study) AHA Hypertension Journal 2024
Implementation of Placental Growth Factor in a Tertiary Western Canadian Centre: Association with Ultrasound Findings and Perinatal Outcomes JOGC Open Access 2025
Obstetrical Ultrasound Standards for Radiologists and Sonographers – Perinatal Services BC – Provincial Health Services Authority Perinatal Services British Columbia 2025
Sonographic Diagnosis of Chronic Abruption JOGC Case Report 2010
Preparing to Predict and Prevent Preeclampsia in Canada JOGC Editorial 2023
First-Trimester Screening Program for the Risk of Pre-eclampsia Using a Multiple-Marker Algorithm: A Health Technology Assessment Ontario Health 2022
Implementation of Multiple Marker Screening for Preterm Preeclampsia in a Single Tertiary Obstetric Centre - Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada JOGC Open Access 2024
Preeclampsia Prevention in Ontario – Can we do better? Prenatal Screening Ontario 2024
The Importance of Placental Evaluation in Pregnancy Natasha Quinn, CJMS 2019
Webinars