Anesthesia for Women with ACCRETA survey

THIS STUDY IS NOW CLOSED - THANK YOU TO THE PLACENTA ACCRETA COMMUNITY FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THIS IMPORTANT PROJECT.

In early 2023 NAF launched the survey below in collaboration with the National Maternity Hospital in Ireland. In September 2023 the resulting study “Anesthesia and postpartum pain management for placenta accreta spectrum: The patient perspective and recommendations for care” was published in an academic journal. This initiative also included a companion study with healthcare providers that was also published. Thank you to the 347 members of our patient community who added their stories to our storybank, had their voices heard and participated in this important project.

This study is now closed, although National Accreta Foundation gets calls for survivor input like this often. If you’d like to be invited to future opportunities like this, please add your story to our story bank via the button below.

who is hosting this survey?

This study is being done by researchers at the National Maternity Hospital in Ireland, Dr. Helena Bartels and Prof Donal Brennan, in collaboration with two patient advocacy groups: National Accreta Foundation and Placenta Accreta Ireland.

what is the intention?

This is a survey study to find out more about the type of anesthesia women with placenta accreta spectrum (PAS) had for their accreta birth. We want to find out about the lived experience of what it was like to be either awake or asleep for the birth, and how women felt their preferences were incorporated into their care. We hope to use this information to improve the care and experience for women diagnosed with placenta accreta in the future. 

HOW CAN I PARTICIPATE?

National Accreta Foundation is proud to provide the patient community with opportunities to advance placenta accreta research. If you are a survivor of placenta accreta from any area, please access the survey via the button below. It will take around 8 minutes to complete. Thank you for sharing your experience to help future moms.

HOW CAN I get involved in more initiatives like this?

National Accreta Foundation receives requests by media, researchers and health care quality improvement organizations for patient stories, speakers, and representation. If you’d like to be notified for future calls like this, please add your story to our story bank.

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