Kristen Terlizzi was giddy with anticipation as she went in for her 28-week regular scan, but she had no idea what was going to be revealed to her.

But right from the moment the scan began, it was obvious that something was off; the scans showed that there was no distinction between the uterus, the placenta, and the bladder.

That day, Kristen and the physicians discovered that the woman who was expecting a child was suffering from a disorder known as placenta percreta, which is a syndrome in which the placenta invades the uterine wall.

When the placenta breaks through the uterine wall, it can then target the organs that are nearby.

Kristen’s first child, a son, was born through caesarean section. Women who have caesarean sections increase their risk of developing placenta percreta in subsequent pregnancies.

When Kristen was 33 weeks pregnant, she was rushed to the operating room. There, her son Leo was successfully delivered as a premature infant, and the surgeons intended to remove the placenta afterward.

However, their efforts were abruptly derailed when they realized that the invasion was far more severe than they had anticipated, resulting in the mother being completely sealed off while the placenta remained unharmed.

Despite the fact that the medical staff was concerned that the new mother might begin hemorrhaging or would contract an infection, additional tests were carried out.

Kristen admitted, “I felt like a time bomb ready to blow.” [Case in point:]

In spite of this, after three exhausting days, the medical personnel finally managed to arrange for Leo to meet his mother for the first time.

According to Kristen, the sole factor that restored her sense of well-being was the opportunity to spend time with her son.

A blood test suggested that Kristen was getting closer and closer to liver failure during a hospital stay that lasted for six weeks. During that time, the mother began to get bruises.

As a result, when Leo was only seven weeks old, his mother was forced to undergo an emergency treatment that lasted for eight hours.

Before the mother could be brought back to health, “they removed unneeded organs, repaired and restored important organs, and transfused 26 units of blood,” according to the medical report.

However, Kristen was able to make a full recovery, and she now enjoys spending her time with her family.

Also admitting that it is difficult to think that Leo was born prematurely because he is so ferocious, crazy, and enjoyable to be around.

In addition, the mother has taken it upon herself to become a volunteer, a speaker on the topic of placenta accreta, and an advocate for the safety of patients since she believes that it is essential for all mothers to be informed about the illness.