Placenta previa : An ultimate everlasting obstetric emergency

Obstetric factors and pregnancy outcome in placenta previa

Introduction: Placenta previa is one of the major causes for maternal morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to analyze the obstetrical factors associated with placenta previa and to find out the maternal and perinatal outcome of these cases. Methods: This was a retrospective study conducted in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of TUTH. Hospital chart records of four years...

Placenta previa

OBJECTIVES To review cases of placenta previa in the last 13 years in a tertiary teaching hospital to identify risk factors for maternal morbidity.  METHODS A retrospective analysis of all cases of placenta previa managed at King Abdulaziz University Hospital (KAUH), Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from January 2001 to December 2013.    RESULTS The total number of deliveries was 55,862 deli...

Abnormal Placentation: Placenta Previa, Vasa Previa, and Placenta Accreta.

Placental disorders such as placenta previa, placenta accreta, and vasa previa are all associated with vaginal bleeding in the second half of pregnancy. They are also important causes of serious fetal and maternal morbidity and even mortality. Moreover, the rates of previa and accreta are increasing, probably as a result of increasing rates of cesarean delivery, maternal age, and assisted repro...

Conservative treatment of placenta previa.

Catastrophic Obstetric Haemorrhage with Placenta Previa Accreta Complicated by Silent Scar Dehiscence : A Case Report

Placenta accreta refers to abnormal p lacental implantation in which the placental villi is attached to the myometrium due to poorly formed or absent decidua basalis. Hence it is more common in the scarred area of the lower uterine segment that does not resist deep penetration by the trophoblast. This may result in complicat ions in the peripartum period such as severe haemorrhage, scar dehisce...