Open AccessMaternal and fetal death due to placenta previa/accreta ina concealed pregnancy - a case report
Author(s) -
Božidar Jovanović,
Milan Djordjević
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
medicinski pregled
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1820-7383
pISSN - 0025-8105
DOI - 10.2298/mpns0606277j
Subject(s) - medicine , placenta previa , obstetrics , placenta accreta , meconium , pregnancy , uterus , complication , fetus , placenta , maternal death , fetal death , gynecology , surgery , population , genetics , environmental health , biology
This is a case report of maternal and fetal death due to major hemorrhage of a patients with placenta previa/accreta in a concealed pregnancy. Bleeding is the leading cause of maternal mortality in obstetrics. Postpartum hemorrhage is the most important cause of maternal death. Placenta accreta is a severe complication involving an abnormal attachment to the uterine wall so that it cannot be easily separated from the uterus.