@article{Abdulla_Ghafel_2021, title={Correlation between Placenta Accreta and History of Cesarean Section among Iraqi Pregnant Women: Retrospective study}, volume={7}, url={https://www.jocms.org/index.php/jcms/article/view/961}, DOI={10.22317/jcms.v7i2.961}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Objectives</strong>: To Identify demographic characteristics of pregnant women with placenta accreta and to find out the correlation between placenta accreta and history of C/S.</p> <p><strong>Methods</strong>: A retrospective study  was conducted at Maternity wards in Baghdad City’s. The study sample consists of (410) pregnant women diagnosed with placenta accreta who undergo a cesarean section. Retrospective study for last three years ago ( January /2018 to December/ 2020). The data collected from patient records in the Statistical Department of the maternity hospitals.</p> <p><strong>Result:</strong> The findings of the study shows that a highly significant relationship between placenta accreta and history of cesarean section among pregnant women as indicated by a strong positive correlation at p-value= 0.001.</p> <p><strong>Conclusion:</strong> There is a correlation between placenta accreta and history of cesarean section among Iraqi pregnant women.</p>}, number={2}, journal={Journal of Contemporary Medical Sciences}, author={Abdulla, Nour Ali and Ghafel, Hawraa Hussein}, year={2021}, month={Apr.}, pages={113–115} }