Placenta Accreta survivor study

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

In 2020 NAF launched the survey below in collaboration with University of the West of Scotland. In July 2022 the resulting study “Psychological flexibility, birth satisfaction and postnatal trauma symptoms in women with abnormally invasive placenta” was published in an academic journal. Thank you to the 132 members of our patient community who added their stories to our storybank, had their voices heard and participated in this important project.

This study from 2020 is now closed, although National Accreta Foundation gets calls for survivor input like this often. If you’d like to be notified for future calls like this, please add your story to our story bank via the button below.

who is hosting this study?

The researchers are from the University of the West of Scotland. The research is led by Caroline Flanagan, MSW and Lucy Troup, PhD, CPsychol. Caroline is herself an accreta and increta survivor.

what is the intention?

To provide further information on Abnormally Invasive Placenta and how it relates to later trauma symptoms. The research will seek to establish if there is a relationship between levels of psychological flexibility and experiencing symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in women who have had either placenta accreta, increta or percreta. When examining this the researchers will also look at levels of satisfaction with the care received to establish if this effects emotional outcomes. 

HOW CAN I PARTICIPATE?

National Accreta Foundation is proud to assist these efforts and to advance placenta accreta research. If you are over 18 years old and a survivor of placenta accreta, increta, or percreta you are invited to participate by selecting the button below. The questionnaire will take 10-15 minutes to complete.

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 via the button below.

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