Background Women with a history of previous cesarean delivery, presenting with a placenta
previa, have become the largest group with the highest risk for placenta previa accreta …

Cesarean delivery (CD) is one of the most common procedures performed in the United
States, accounting for 32% of all deliveries. Postpartum surgical site infection (SSI), wound …

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this article is to provide a primer for radiologists performing MRI
for suspected placenta accreta, illustrating normal and abnormal findings and diagnostic …

Objective Estimate the incidence of placenta accreta and describe risk factors, clinical
practice and perinatal outcomes. Design Case–control study. Setting Sites in Australia and …

BACKGROUND: Women who undergo intrapartum caesarean delivery (CD) are at
increased risk of postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) compared with those undergoing prelabor …

Caesarean section (CS) rates have been increasing worldwide and have caused concerns.
For meaningful comparisons to be made World Health Organization recommends the use of …

The 2009 edition of the World Health Organization Monitoring emergency obstetric care
handbook was the first since 1985 not to recommend a maximum caesarean section (CS) …

Objective: To compare the ability of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and ultrasound (US)
in the diagnosis of placenta accreta, to examine the success of various sonographic and …

Morbidly adherent placenta (MAP) can be associated with major maternal morbidity, and is
increasing in frequency. Determination of optimal management has not yet been …

Background Uterine rupture is a potential life-threatening complication during a trial of labor
after cesarean delivery. Single-layer closure of the uterus at cesarean delivery has been …