Etiological factors of placenta praevia at Rashed Ben al-Hasen Hospital

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Objectives : This study was conducted to determine whether there was a significant relation between placenta praevia and previous history of dilatation and curettage, evacuation of retained products of conception, previous caesa•·ean section and spontaneous abortion.

Methods : Sixty women with proven placenta praevia were reviewed and analyzed, over two years.

Results : There was a signiticant correlation between placenta praevia, and dilatation I curettage (18 cases), evacuation of retained products of conception (31 cases), previous caesaa·ean section (10 cases) and spontaneous alJortion (28 cases).

Conclusion : Findings of the study are consistent with the h ypothesis tbal endometrial - myometrial damage is significant in the etiology of placenta praevia.