European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine

Abstract

Antepartum Hemorrhage and postpartum Hemorrhage are on forefront in deadly triad for maternal mortality followed by eclampsia and sepsis in India. In a report of Registrar General India in 1997-2003, hemorrhage accounts for 38% amongst all causes of maternal deaths¹. The estimated global prevalence of placenta previa is 5.2 per 1000 pregnant women, although there is significant international variation, whereby the prevalence is found to be highest among Asian studies².