The Medical journal of Australia
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Placenta praevia accreta is a rare life-threatening complication of pregnancy. Four cases are presented from one hospital over a period of 10 years in which there were 36 608 deliveries, an incidence of one in 9152 (0.011%). In all cases there was a successful outcome for both mother and baby, despite different forms of management.
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A population-based stroke incidence study was carried out in a defined urban area of Melbourne in 1978-1979. From the incidence data, and survival curves to two years, estimates have been made of the prevalence of stroke, the prevalence of stroke survivors in different places of care, and the prevalence of stroke-related disability in an Australian community.