Emergency postpartum hysterectomy in women with placenta previa and prior cesarean section

N Yaegashi1, A Chiba-Sekii, K Okamura

  • 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan. nyaegashi@gonryo.med.tohoku.ac.jp

The combination of prior cesarean section and placenta previa is an especially ominous risk factor for emergency postpartum hysterectomy and life-threatening bleeding following placental removal.