Incidence, risk factors and perinatal outcomes for placenta accreta in Australia and New Zealand: a case-control study.

ABSTRACT:

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 New Zealand with at least 50 births per year.

Participants

Cases were women giving birth (≥20 weeks or fetus ≥400 g) who were diagnosed with placenta accreta by antenatal imaging, at operation or by pathology specimens between 2010 and 2012. Controls were two births immediately prior to a case. A total of 295 cases were included and 570 controls.

Methods

Data were collected using the Australasian Maternity Outcomes Surveillance System.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

Incidence, risk factors (eg, prior caesarean section (CS), maternal age) and clinical outcomes of

SUBMITTER: Farquhar CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5640005 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature