Campaign urges NHS to improve diagnosis of potentially life-threatening childbirth condition

Amisha Adhia and her husband, Nik, are raising awareness after their experience of childbirth with their daughter Ishaani. Photograph: supplied

After five hospitals failed to spot that she had a rare but potentially fatal complication of childbirth, Amisha Adhia is to launch a campaign urging the NHS to do more to diagnose the condition and save lives.

Pregnant women are at much greater risk of developing placenta accreta spectrum if they have already given birth by caesarean section or had IVF treatment.