In multiparous women, independent risk factors were prior CS (AOR ≥2 prior sections vs 0: 13.8, 95% CI 7.4 to 26.1) and current placenta praevia (AOR: 36.3, 95% CI 14.0 to 93.7). There were two ...

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1 Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada 2 Department of Biomedical Engineering (Graduate Program), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada Hip ...

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In the previous meta-analysis of 21 studies, the pooled odds ratios of previous CS as a risk factor for placenta previa was found to be 2.7 (95% CI: 2.3 to 3.2). The same study emphasized that the ...