Day 31 – Diagnosis, Treatment, and a Cautionary Story
“At the very least, [placenta accreta/percreta] often results in severe hemorrhage, hysterectomy, loss of fertility, uterine rupture, and significant damage to the urological system or abdomen of the mother, not to mention prematurity in the baby.
This is why it is important to avoid the first cesarean whenever possible, to not automatically schedule repeat cesareans in most women, and to make sure that VBAC stays an option for as many women as possible.
Unfortunately, this is the exact opposite of what’s happening in many places right now. And that’s why the world will continue to see a strong rise in the number of women experiencing placenta accreta and all its complications. As one recent study concluded:
If primary and secondary cesarean rates continue to rise as they have in recent years, by 2020 the cesarean delivery rate will be 56.2%, and there will be an additional 6236 placenta previas, 4504 placenta accretas, and 130 maternal deaths annually…If cesarean rates continue to increase, the annual incidence of placenta previa, placenta accreta, and maternal death will also rise substantially.”
. . . Read the whole article over at WellRoundedMama.Blogspot.com.
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Day 30 – Surgery Saves Mom and Baby After Severe Hemorrhaging
“Blood was crucial in determining my surgical outcome. After five units of blood, my surgery was successful. In addition to saving my life, a beautiful five-pound baby was brought into the world. Today, Cooper, 4, is a thriving preschooler who is able to have his mom in his life. I now share my story in the hope of educating others.”
. . . Read the whole article over at OnlineHealthEssentials.com.
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Read about ICAN’s Accreta Awareness Month.
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Day 29 – Virtual Blood Drive (con’t)
October is nearly over, but the need for blood donations isn’t. Even if you weren’t able to donate this month, we implore you to find time throughout the year to make a difference to those at risk from accreta and other birth-related blood loss. This one small act of kindness can potentially save three lives! The Red Cross has to collect 15,000 blood donations every day to have enough blood to help patients in 2,700 hospitals and transfusion centers across the country. That’s a lot of patients in need and all of us, coming together, can help ensure they receive life saving blood. Please help to make sure that blood products are available to all moms that may be in need!
A huge thank you to all blood donors!
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Read about ICAN’s Accreta Awareness Month.
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Day 28 – Accreta Awareness and Education Group
One of the ways ICAN honors every woman and family that has experienced a form of placenta accreta is by holding space for them in ICAN’s Accreta Awareness Facebook group. Considered as sacred as an ICAN meeting, this group is a safe place of confidentiality for those facing a diagnosis of accreta, percreta, increta, and previa and the wide range of feelings that invariably comes with those experiences. The purpose of the group is to help bring awareness and education about this increasingly common diagnosis in conjunction with the mission of the ICAN. We hope to pave a path of support, advocacy and education for the mothers who will face this diagnosis.
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Read about ICAN’s Accreta Awareness Month.
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