Background Cesarean birth rates continue to rise worldwide with recent (2016) reported
rates of 24.5% in Western Europe, 32% in North America, and 41% in South America. The …

Placenta accreta spectrum is a complex obstetric complication associated with high
maternal morbidity. It is a relatively new disorder of placentation, and is the consequence of …

5 This is the fourth edition of this guideline. The first, published in 2001, was entitled
Placenta Praevia: 6 Diagnosis and Management; the second, published in 2005, was …

Placenta accreta was first described nearly 80 years ago as a clinicopathological condition
in which the placenta fails to separate partially or totally from the uterine wall [1]. Several …

We sought to evaluate the extent of the association between placental implantation
abnormalities (PIA) and preterm delivery in singleton gestations. We conducted a systematic …

Objectives To summarize the current evidence and to make recommendations for diagnosis
and classification of placenta previa and for managing the care of women with this …

Objective: Placenta previa is associated with maternal hemorrhage, but most literature
focuses on morbidity in the setting of placenta accreta. We aim to characterize maternal …

Antepartum hemorrhage (APH) is an important cause of perinatal mortality and maternal
morbidity in pregnant women with placenta previa in the world. However, the …

Multiple cesarean deliveries are known to be associated with long-term postoperative
consequences because of a permanent defect of the lower uterine segment wall and the …

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have demonstrated continuous increased
risk for maternal mortality and severe morbidity with racial disparities among non-Hispanic …