Placenta Accreta and Postpartum Hemorrhage
- 1 March 2010
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Vol. 53 (1), 228-236
- https://doi.org/10.1097/grf.0b013e3181ce6aef
Abstract
Placenta accreta is the abnormal adherence of the placenta to the uterine wall. Where placenta accreta is present, the failure of the placenta to separate normally from the uterus after delivery is accompanied by severe postpartum hemorrhage. The best outcomes in placenta accreta are in prenatally diagnosed electively delivered cases. Management should take place in centers with special expertise. All obstetric units should have an obstetric hemorrhage protocol in place.Keywords
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