Letter: Prof Eric Jauniaux explains the causes of placenta previa and placenta accreta spectrum ...

Exclusive: Five hospitals failed to spot Amisha Adhia had placenta accreta before one obstetrician intervened ...

This serious pregnancy condition happens when the placenta attaches too deeply into the uterine wall. Experts explain causes, symptoms, and treatment. During pregnancy, the placenta typically attaches ...

As the number of cesarean sections has increased over the past 30 years, a faster surgical closure technique has gained widespread use but may increase long-term complications.

The news hit Margarita Saavedra so hard that she fainted in her doctor’s office. Eighteen weeks into her pregnancy, an ultrasound found the fetus could not survive because of a deadly birth defect.

Risk of placenta accreta rises in women with multiple C-sections. Barbara George, who nearly died of placenta accrete with the birth of her daughter Hannah, is outraged over the rising cesarean rate.

Campaigners warn of ‘dangerous gaps’ in NHS care for life-threatening childbirth condition - Mother feared she was ‘going to ...

Maternal deaths in childbirth are on the rise in the U.S. since 1999. April 18, 2011— -- Barbara George nearly hemorrhaged to death while doctors delivered her fifth child at Hackensack Medical ...

Dear Doctors: Can you please talk about placenta accreta? It happened to my sister, and she had serious medical issues when she had her baby. How can you know that you have it? Does it run in families ...

Now that the star is considering baby number three, here are all the facts about this potentially serious — but rare — condition A version of this article originally appeared on Health.com. You aren’t ...

HEMORRHAGE associated with pregnancy is still responsible for the majority of maternal deaths. Even though in recent years this group of deaths has been materially diminished by improved obstetrical ...

Reviewed by Dr. Catherine Shaffer, Ph.D. The placenta is usually attached to the wall of the uterus. It grows in the uterus and supplies oxygen and food to the baby via umbilical cord. The placenta ...