Abruptio placentae

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• Causes

  • Cigarette smoking
  • Hypertension
  • Cocaine
  • Childbirth
  • Multiple birth
  • Abdominal trauma
  • Placenta praevia

• Effects

  • Disseminated intravascular coagulation
  • Inevitable abortion
  • Fetal stress
  • Premature birth
  • Fetal malnutrition
  • Ante-partum haemorrhage
  • Miscarriage

• Parents

  • Complication of pregnancy

• Description

  • "Placental lining separated from uterus after 20 weeks to birth . Most common pathological cause of late pregnancy bleeding. It occurs in 1% of pregnancies. Maternal mortality =0.5% Foetal mortality = 15% Diagnosis: �Abdominal pain �Frequent uterine contractions �Uterine contractions with no relaxation in between �Vaginal bleeding Treatment: Urgent delivery"