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Placenta Accreta Spectrum: Health Services

Commons · Question 105848 · Tabled 14 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 28 Jan 2026

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Asked by Helen Morgan

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve (a) diagnosis and (b) care of Placenta Accreta Spectrum.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 28 Jan 2026

The diagnosis of placenta accreta spectrum is primarily done in the antenatal period using ultrasound imaging. To ensure effective diagnosis and management of placenta accreta spectrum, national guidance is provided within the National Institute for Healt...