Uterine scar rupture at the site of the placenta accreta presenting as a case of sudden death

• Main Authors: Swapnil Prabhakar Akhade (Author), Pankaj Suresh Ghormade (Author), Ajay Bhengra (Author), Krishnadutt Chavali (Author), Nighat Hussain (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Uterine rupture during pregnancy is a known complication of placenta accreta. This paper presents a case of sudden maternal death in the 27th week of gestation due to a ruptured uterine scar at the site of placenta accreta with a short inter-pregnancy period of 6 months with previous two C-sections....