“According to ACOG, studies from the 1970s and 1980s put the rates of placenta accreta at about 1 in several thousand births. A 2016 study suggests the current rate may be closer to about 1 in 270 — an increase ACOG said is likely due to a change in risk factors, specifically, in C-section deliveries. Although most women who deliver via C-section will never have placenta accreta, it is one of the strongest risk factors for the condition — and C-section rates have increased in the U.S. now accounting for more than 30% of all births. Other risk factors include higher maternal age, having had a prior pregnancy and variations in placental positioning during pregnancy.”
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