The prevalence ...
May present with classic triad of vaginal bleeding, contractions, and abdominal pain
Pain between contractions or contractions observed to be frequent or tetanic contraction (contracti...
Supportive maternal care and continuous fetal monitoring after gestation has reached viability
Decision to deliver infant depends on severity of the abruption, degree of progr...
Fetal growth surveillance with interval obstetric ultrasound
Correction of maternal anemia
Patient self-surveillance for symptoms of recurrent abruption
Elective del...
Ozcan T, Pressman EK. Imaging of the placenta. Ultrasound Clin. 2008; 3(1): 13– 22.
Salihu HM, ...
O45.009 Premature separation of placenta with coagulation defect, unspecified, unspecified trimester
O45.8 Other premature separation of placenta
O45.013 Premature separation of placenta with...
Placental abruption is the most common cause of serious vaginal bleeding in late pregnancy.
Abruption is a clinical diagnosis suggested by vaginal bleeding, abdominal pain, and contract...
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<bold>FIG. 8.26.</bold> Placental abruption. The edge of the placenta (P) has been elevated by the bleeding. A portion of the amnion and chorion attached to the edge appears to be floating in the uterine cavity.
<bold>FIG. 8.26.</bold> Placental abruption. The edge of the placenta (P) has been elevated by the bleeding. A portion of the...
<bold>FIG. 20.6.</bold> Diagrammatic representation of various degrees of placental a uption: preplacental or subamniotic (between amnion and chorion), marginal or subchorionic (between placenta and mem anes), and retroplacental (between placenta and myometrium).
<bold>FIG. 20.6.</bold> Diagrammatic representation of various degrees of placental a uption: preplacental or subamniotic (bet...
Figure 20.3. The relation between vaginal bleeding and abruptio placentae.
Abruptio placentae—premature separation of the placenta
Pillitteri, A. (1999). Maternal and child health nursing: Care of the childbearing and childrearing family (3rd ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott-Raven.
Pillitteri, A. (1999). Maternal and child health nursing: Care of the childbearing ...
Types of placental abruption
From Klosser N.J., N.T. Hatfield. Introductory Maternity and Pediatric Nursing. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2006.
From Klosser N.J., N.T. Hatfield. Introductory Maternity and Pediatric Nursing. Philadelphia: Lippincott Wil...