Metro India News | Hyderabad 

The expert team of doctors at Birthright by Rainbow Hospitals, Financial district, Hyderabad, successfully managed an exceptionally rare and complicated pregnancy condition- placenta percreta, and ensured a safe delivery with minimal blood loss and no transfusions. This high-risk case underscores the hospital’s growing reputation as a leading center for complex pregnancies, reaffirming every woman’s right to a safe delivery. 

The patient, a 26-year-old woman, was diagnosed with placenta percreta, an extremely rare condition, where the placenta abnormally attaches to the uterine wall and penetrates through it, invading nearby organs like the bladder or bowel. Such high-risk obstetric surgery is not only surgically challenging but also requires meticulous planning.

Placenta percreta can lead to catastrophic bleeding during delivery, often necessitating massive blood transfusions, posing serious risks to both mother and child. ‘The patient had no symptoms, and her condition was diagnosed during a regular scan at around 30–32 weeks,’ explained Dr. Himabindu, Consultant Obstetrician, Gynecologist and Laparoscopic Surgeon at Birthright by Rainbow Hospitals.

‘The ultrasound and MRI scans revealed that the placenta had grown beyond the uterus and was firmly attached to the bladder. The placenta was very vascular and had large blood filled lacunae. Typically, these cases are associated with life-threatening haemorrhage, and survival has historically been a challenge. Due to the complexity of her case, all the hospitals the patient visited earlier refused to take her on,’ she said.

‘When we met the patient and her family, we counselled her thoroughly about the risks, complications and our plan to undertake additional procedures to reduce the risk. We decided to deliver the baby at 35 weeks to avoid the onset of labour or an emergency bleeding situation,’ she said.