Background: Placenta accreta spectrum (PAS) is one of the major causes of massive obstetric hemorrhage and life-threatening complication of pregnancy. Patients with placenta previa may develop severe postpartum hemorrhage especially when coinciding with placenta accreta, it may be associated with potentially life-threatening maternal hemorrhage after removal of the placenta due to its incomplete separation and massive bleeding from the placental attachment site. Objectives: aimed to review the update on screening and early diagnosis of placenta previa and placenta accreta spectrum,