Afshan Ambreen, Tallat Manzoor, Ayesha Intsar, Samina Khurshid.
One year review of maternal mortality and morbidity associated with placenta previa in a tertiary care hospital.
Ann King Edward Med Uni Jan ;18(2):201-4.

Objective: 1) To identify the risk factors associated with placenta previa. 2) To review the maternal mor-tality and morbidity associated with placenta previa. Study Design: Case series descriptive study. Settings: Study was conducted in Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Unit – III Fatima Memorial Hospital Lahore. Duration of Study: One year (2011) and 52 patients were included in study. Inclusion Criteria: Patients with all types of placenta previa at 30 wks onwards were included in the study. Results: Mostly patients were between 26-30 yrs of age (55.7%). Presentation at 34 to 36 weeks (46.15%), 61.5% patients presented with history of previous surgery as previous lower segment caesarean section and D&C. Conclusion: Incidence of placenta previa is rising with previous surgeries with subsequent increase in associated morbidity i.e. incidence of caesarean hyste-rectomy, need for blood transfusions and bladder injury.

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