Studies from Royal College Reveal New Findings on Obstetrics and Gynecology.

"Estimates of the increased risk of maternal complications after caesarean section posed by placenta praevia differ between studies and may not reflect current practice. We assess the impact of placenta praevia on maternal complications after elective caesarean section (CS)," scientists in London, United Kingdom report (see also Obstetrics and Gynecology).

"We undertook a retrospective cohort study of women who had an elective CS for a singleton at term in the English National Health Service between 1 April 2000 and 28 February 2009 using routine data from the Hospital Episode Statistics database. Multiple logistic regression was used to estimate the effect of placenta praevia …