Morbidly adherent placenta: the need for standardization

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Morbidly adherent placenta (MAP) occurs when the placenta fails to detach from the uterine wall due to abnormal implantation at the basal plate. This often leads to massive obstetric hemorrhage and sequelae such as need for blood transfusion, multiorgan failure, need for morbid hysterectomy and even death1. Owing to the relative rarity of the condition, few high-quality data are available regarding optimal...

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