Abstract:Background: Placenta accreta is a pregnancy condition where the placenta's blood vessels attach too deeply to the uterine wall. Incidence of placenta accreta is increasingly seen today as the rate of cesarean section increases, however, the exact pathophysiology of this condition is still not fully understood. Soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 (sflt-1) as a protein produced by the placenta was found to be decreased in placenta accreta, Therefore we aim to see if sflt-1 has a role in the development of pla… Show more
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