Placenta accreta spectrum in the second trimester: a clinical conundrum in procedural abortion care

• Published in: American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
• Main Authors: Premkumar, Ashish, Huysman, Bridget, Cheng, CeCe, Einerson, Brett D., Moayedi, Ghazaleh
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 06.08.2024
• Subjects: abortion; complex family planning; maternal fetal medicine; obstetrics; placenta accreta; placenta accreta index; ultrasound; abortion; placenta accreta; complex family planning; maternal fetal medicine; obstetrics; ultrasound; placenta accreta index

Given the limitations in perioperative management strategies available at freestanding abortion clinics, abortion providers must commonly discern which patients are too complicated for procedural abortions at their center and must be referred for a hospital-based abortion. The need to transition fro...