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placenta accreta

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placenta accreta [plə′sent·ə ə′krēd·ə]
(medicine)
A placenta that has partially grown into the myometrium of the uterus.


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One birth by cesarean puts a mother at ten times the risk for placenta accreta (when the placenta grows into or through the uterus), for which women often require a hysterectomy to stop the hemorrhaging.
According to a 1997 study, the presence of a uterine scar independently increases the risk of placenta accreta from 0.
The chances of developing dangerous placental problems during pregnancy, such as placenta previa (the placenta covers the birth canal opening) and placenta accreta (the placenta grows into the wall of the uterus), increase significantly with subsequent cesareans.
 
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