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Placenta praevia and placenta praevia accreta – a review of aetiology, diagnosis and management

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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 January 2001

Katie M Groom  and
Sara Paterson-Brown
Katie M Groom
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Queen Charlotte's Hospital, London.
Sara Paterson-Brown
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Queen Charlotte's Hospital, London.
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Abstract

Placenta praevia describes a placenta which partially or completely lies within the lower segment of the uterus. It is a major cause of antepartum haemorrhage and when it obstructs the internal os prevents safe vaginal delivery of the fetus.

Type
Research Article
Information
Fetal and Maternal Medicine Review , Volume 12 , Issue 1 , February 2001 , pp. 41 - 66
Copyright
© 2001 Cambridge University Press

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