Placenta praevia: Incidence, risk factors and outcome

Purpose: Placenta praevia is frequently associated with severe maternal bleeding leading to an increased risk for adverse outcome of mother and infant. Aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence, potential risk factors and the respective outcomes of pregnancies with placenta praevia. Material and methods: We performed a retrospective study on women diagnosed with placenta praevia in 10 styrian hospitals between 1993 – 2012. Differences between women with major placenta praevia (complete or partial placenta praevia) and minor placenta praevia (marginal placenta praevia or low-lying placenta) were evaluated.…