Open AccessCorrelation between Placenta Accreta and History of Cesarean Section among Iraqi Pregnant Women: Retrospective study
Author(s) -
Nour Ali Abdulla,
Hawraa Hussein Ghafel
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of contemporary medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2415-1629
pISSN - 2413-0516
DOI - 10.22317/jcms.v7i2.961
Subject(s) - placenta accreta , obstetrics , medicine , retrospective cohort study , pregnancy , placenta , obstetric history , gynecology , fetus , gestation , surgery , genetics , biology
Objectives: To Identify demographic characteristics of pregnant women with placenta accreta and to find out the correlation between placenta accreta and history of C/S.
Methods: A retrospective study was conducted at Maternity wards in Baghdad City's. The study sample consists of (410) pregnant women diagnosed with placenta accreta who undergo a cesarean section. Retrospective study for last three years ago ( January /2018 to December/ 2020). The data collected from patient records in the Statistical Department of the maternity hospitals.
Result: The findings of the study shows that a highly significant relationship between placenta accreta and history of cesarean section among pregnant women as indicated by a strong positive correlation at p-value= 0.001.
Conclusion: There is a correlation between placenta accreta and history of cesarean section among Iraqi pregnant women.