Abruptio placentae is the partial separation of the placenta (also called the afterbirth) from the wall of the uterus in the last 3 months of pregnancy. The placenta carries all nourishment and oxygen to the unborn child.
Abruptio placentae
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It is a condition in which the placenta begins to separate from the wall of the uterus before the end of pregnancy.
Abruptio Placentae / Placental abruption
Normally, the placenta remains firmly attached to the wall of the womb until after the baby has been born. In a small number of cases (about 1 per cent), though, it separates before the baby is born.
Abruptio placentae.
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Abruption or Abruptio Placentae-The placenta detaches from the wall of the uterus earlier than it should. If this occurs, a cesarean section may be necessary.
The placenta itself is a common cause of premature delivery, with premature separation (called "abruptio placentae," or abruption) decreasing the amount of surface area responsible for oxygen exchange from mother to baby.
(But medical personnel will also use this term for a miscarriage, which is involuntary, calling it a "spontaneous abortion.") Abruptio placentae: a condition in which the placenta separates from the inner wall of the uterus before the baby is ...
Among the three groups, there were no differences in birth weight, gestational age, gender or race distribution, arterial cord pH, number of twin gestations, chorioamnionitis, and abruptio placentae.
Patients were followed until the end of pregnancy to detect fetal/maternal adverse outcomes (gestational hypertension, preeclampsia, abruptio placentae, fetal growth restriction, perinatal death, etc).
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Abruption
The premature parting of the placenta from the uterine wall. Also called abruptio placentae.
37. Steegers-Theunissen RP, Boers GH, Blom HJ, et al. Hyperhomocysteinaemia and recurrent spontaneous abortion or abruptio placentae. Lancet 1992;339:1122-3 [letter].
Placentia previa and placental abruption (abruptio placentae) are two common disorders that can cause a mother to hemorrhage during her pregnancy.
 See also: Placenta, Pregnancy, Complication, During pregnancy, Miscarriage
  
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