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Cesarean Delivery

Abnormal placentation increases with cesarean delivery

Scientists from the United States studied "whether the rate of abnormal placentation is increasing in conjunction with the cesarean rate and to evaluate incidence, risk factors, and outcomes. Cases from 1982-2002 were identified by histopathologic or strong clinical criteria."

"Risk factors were assessed in a matched case-control study, and analyzed using conditional logistic regression models. There were 64,359 deliveries, with cesarean rates increasing from 12.5% (1982) to 23.5% (2002). The overall incidence of placenta accreta was 1 in 533. Significant risk factors...

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