Placenta Accreta

Placenta accreta is the abnormal attachment of all or part of the placenta, which provides life support to the growing fetus, to the surface of the uterine wall.

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By: Healthwise StaffLast Revised: March 28, 2011
Medical Review: Sarah Marshall, MD - Family Medicine
Femi Olatunbosun, MB, FRCSC - Obstetrics and Gynecology

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