Journal article
Incidence, risk factors and perinatal outcomes for placenta accreta in Australia and New Zealand: A case-control study
CM Farquhar, Z Li, S Lensen, C McLintock, W Pollock, MJ Peek, D Ellwood, M Knight, CS Homer, G Vaughan, A Wang, E Sullivan
BMJ Open | BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP | Published : 2017
Abstract
Objective Estimate the incidence of placenta accreta and describe risk factors, clinical practice and perinatal outcomes. Design Case-control study. Setting Sites in Australia and New Zealand with at least 50 births per year. Participants Cases were women giving birth (≥20 weeks or fetus ≥400 g) who were diagnosed with placenta accreta by antenatal imaging, at operation or by pathology specimens between 2010 and 2012. Controls were two births immediately prior to a case. A total of 295 cases were included and 570 controls. Methods Data were collected using the Australasian Maternity Outcomes Surveillance System. Primary and secondary outcome measures Incidence, risk factors (eg, prior caesar..
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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
This work was supported by the National Health and Medical Research Council (App ID 510298) from 2008 to 2012 in Australia and the Perinatal and Maternal Mortality Review Committee in New Zealand. The funding sources had no involvement in the study design, conduct, analysis, manuscript drafting or decision to publish.