Placenta Abruptio
Alternate Names : Abruptio Placentae, Placental Abruption, Ablatio Placentae, Accidental Hemorrhage, Premature Separation of Placenta
What can be done to prevent the condition?
Women can reduce their risk factors by:
avoiding general pregnancy risk factors,
such as cocaine, alcohol,
or smoking
treating chronic high blood pressure
or other conditions, such as diabetes
Good prenatal care will help to identify
pregnancy risk factors
and possibly allow for early detection of placenta problems. This will
mean that treatment can be started right away.
What are the long-term effects of the condition?
This condition can result in:
the death of the mother
the death of the fetus
excessive bleeding leading to
shock
a serious generalized bleeding problem called disseminated
intravascular coagulopathy, or DIC
kidney failure, also known as
renal failure
a liver disease called transfusion
hepatitis
low muscle tone, called uterine atony, with continued bleeding
premature delivery, birth trauma, and risks associated with
prematurity
However, these results are rare. Maternal death occurs in less than
5 out of 100 women who have placenta abruptio. Fetal death rates are higher.
The infant may die in as many as 20 to 35 percent of cases.
What are the risks to others?
This condition can be harmful to the fetus. The woman also
has a higher risk of developing this condition during future pregnancies.
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