Accreta Awareness Month: Gemma’s Story
“Hello my name is Gemma and I am a 35 year old mother of 5 . My first pregnancy 15 years ago ended in a emergency section due to fetal destress, I fell pregnant with babies one and two really quickly so was advised to have planned sections so I did . Three c sections […]
Accreta Awareness Month: Jordan’s Story
“This month is Accreta Awareness Month. Many of you asked why my delivery was so traumatic. Well I’ll give you the summary of what happened during my pregnancy and delivery. At only 5 weeks pregnant, I went to the bathroom in the middle of the night to find blood when I wiped. I did spot […]
Accreta Awareness Month: Carol’s Story
“I have 3 girls 19,16 & 11 years old. All born very early at 27 weeks, 27 weeks, (angel baby boy, born asleep) 23+6 weeks & 26 weeks. So l knew it’d be a stressful pregnancy, just not this early. I was told at 5 weeks that baby had implanted on a previous c section […]
ICAN Accreta Awareness Month – Closing Our 2017 Campaign!
As October ends, we would like to thank everyone who supported ICAN Accreta Awareness Month! The more our information was shared, the more mothers spoke out about how they and their families were affected by accreta. Conversations about placenta accreta, especially those including loss, can be very difficult. Though fear and anxiety make these discussions […]
ICAN Accreta Awareness Month – Too Deeply Attached
By Erin Digitale, September 2013 Too Deeply Attached Before her third son was born in 2010, Maya Adam had to face a possibility modern medicine has made almost obsolete: she could bleed to death before or during delivery. A rare defect in her placenta left both Adam and her fetus vulnerable to sudden, fatal hemorrhage. […]
ICAN Accreta Awareness Month – Stephanie’s Birth Story
I went in for a routine mid-pregnancy scan at 20 weeks and was sent home after being told everything looked good. The next morning I got a phone call from my OB telling me that it looked like I had complete placenta previa and possibly vasa previa. I was told not to google (I did) […]
ICAN Accreta Awareness Month – Placenta Previa and Prior Cesarean
By The Well-Rounded Mama, May 27, 2013 A cesarean section is surgery, and thus entails the usual immediate risks associated with surgery, including infection, hemorrhage, anesthesia problems, blood clots, and accidental damage to surrounding tissues. These alone are substantial enough to warrant concern with the current high cesarean rate. However, what many people don’t realize is […]
ICAN Accreta Awareness Month – Two Nebraska Mothers Speak Out
By Malorie Maddox, August 8, 2017 Two Nebraska Mothers Speak Out on Their Challenging Pregnancies Two mothers both went into the delivery room knowing their lives were at risk. They both suffer from placenta accreta, a condition that is on the rise. At age three, Zayne Kreikemeier already has a need for speed. His entry […]
ICAN Accreta Awareness Month – One Pregnancy Risk Every Cesarean Mom Should Know
By Jalynne, September 2016 One Pregnancy Risk Every C-section Mom Should Know About C-Sections have become common now more than they have ever before. And there is a lot of controversy surrounding the benefits, risks, etc. Why women should or should not be able to choose C-section over natural birth, whether there is a certain […]
ICAN Accreta Awareness Month – Kim Kardashian and Me
By Alisha Keller Berry, March 13, 2016 I Suffered the Same Pregnancy Complication as Kim Kardashian but With Much More Dire Results The placenta is an astonishing organ; it is, after all, essential for growing healthy babies. However, in my last pregnancy, the very thing that was giving my daughter life was also something that […]
ICAN Accreta Awareness Month – Diagnosis, Treatment, and a Cautionary Story
By The Well-Rounded Mama, September 29, 2013 Placenta Accreta, Part Four: Diagnosis, Treatment and a Cautionary Story Read the full article here. Summary: Placenta Accreta is a rare but very serious complication that is associated with prior uterine instrumentation procedures. Although it can occur after a number of different procedures, it is most strongly associated with […]
ICAN Accreta Awareness Month – Merk’s Birth Story
In late October of 2015, I got an unexpected positive pregnancy test (very unexpected), but less than a week later I started to bleed a lot and was lead to believe I miscarried. I came to terms with that and things were going okay. Several weeks passed and I found myself at the local ER with severe […]
