Placenta accreta spectrum (PAS) used to be a rare pregnancy condition, but it now affects roughly 14,000 pregnancies annually ...

Disorganized collagen in old C-section scars causes abnormal placental attachment in uterus in future pregnancies, not ...

Placenta accreta is a pregnancy complication. It occurs when the placenta implants into scar tissue instead of healthy tissue in your uterine lining. Placenta accreta is most common in people who have ...

The news hit Margarita Saavedra so hard that she fainted in her doctor’s office. Eighteen weeks into her pregnancy, an ultrasound found the fetus could not survive because of a deadly birth defect.

Maternal deaths in childbirth are on the rise in the U.S. since 1999. April 18, 2011— -- Barbara George nearly hemorrhaged to death while doctors delivered her fifth child at Hackensack Medical ...

Dear Doctors: Can you please talk about placenta accreta? It happened to my sister, and she had serious medical issues when she had her baby. How can you know that you have it? Does it run in families ...

When a scar develops from surgery, injury, or infection, the surrounding tissue transforms. While scar formation has been extensively studied, less is understood about the impact of a new scar in the ...

The placenta is an astonishing organ; it is, after all, essential for growing healthy babies. However, in my last pregnancy, the very thing that was giving my daughter life was also something that was ...

Kim Kardashian West welcomed her second child, son Saint, on Saturday Though her 3-day old son Saint is happy and healthy, Kim Kardashian West didn’t have an easy labor. A source tells PEOPLE ...

What is placenta accreta? It's a rare condition that affects around 0.2% of pregnancies. Normally, your placenta forms an attachment to the uterine lining, called the endometrium. But if you have ...

Reviewed by Dr. Catherine Shaffer, Ph.D. The placenta is usually attached to the wall of the uterus. It grows in the uterus and supplies oxygen and food to the baby via umbilical cord. The placenta ...