Books in the Series In Maternal Fetal Medicine series

Placenta accreta comprises a spectrum of disorders where all or part of the placenta becomes attached to the muscular wall of the uterus, which can result in life-threatening hemorrhage at the time of delivery. Previous surgical procedures (including cesarean delivery) and placenta previa are important risk factors, and the incidence is dramatically increasing. This important practical guide to how clinicians should diagnose and manage placenta accreta will be an invaluable reference for all obstetricians and maternal-fetal specialists.

This third edition is the product of the combined efforts of many professionals - obstetricians, pediatric cardiologists, sonographers, molecular biologists, and medical physicists - and is a comprehensive and state of the art guide intended for anyone interested in scanning the fetal heart.