ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the prevalence and management strategies of placenta accreta spectrum disorders at a tertiary teaching hospital. METHODS: The retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted at Al-Yarmouk Teaching Hospital, Baghdad, Iraq, and comprised record of patients diagnosed with placenta accreta spectrum disorders between January 2014and December 2017. Different management approached employes were noted and data was analysed using SPSS 22. RESULTS: Of the 7312 deliveries during the four-year period, there were 102(1.4%) cases of placenta accreta spectrum disorders. Of them, 83(81.3%) were managed by definitive surgery and 19(18.7%) with conservative surgery. The prevalence of placenta accreta spectrum disorders was 162.4 per 100,000 women in 2014, 266.7 in 2015, 382.3 in 2016, and 191.5 per 100 000 women in 2017. All the cases related to multiparous women with previous history of caesarean section. CONCLUSIONS: The incidence of placenta accreta spectrum disorders was high in our centre.
