The placenta usually separates easily from the uterine wall once the infant is delivered. There are exceptions to this, and those exceptions are known as placenta accrete, increta, and percreta. Placenta accreta attaches itself to the myometrium (uterine muscle), but...
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Placenta percreta is a condition where the placenta penetrates the uterine wall and attaches itself to the urinary bladder or rectum. Placenta percreta, placenta accreta, and placenta increta are diagnosed by how deep the placenta penetrates the uterine wall. The...
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