Placental abruption

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Placental abruption is the premature detachment of a normally positioned placenta from the wall of the uterus, usually after 20 weeks of pregnancy.

Women may have vaginal bleeding and/or severe abdominal pain and go into shock.
When the placenta detaches too soon, the fetus may not grow as much as expected or may even die.
Doctors diagnose placental abruption based on symptoms and sometimes do ultrasonography to confirm the diagnosis.
Limiting activity may be all that is needed, but if bleeding continues, if the fetus is in danger, or if the pregnancy is at term, the baby is delivered as soon as possible.

Pregnancy complications, such as placental abruption, are problems that occur only during pregnancy. They may affect the woman, the fetus, or both and may occur at different times during the pregnancy. However, most pregnancy complications can be effectively treated.
The placenta may detach incompletely (sometimes just 10 to 20%) or completely. The cause is unknown.
Detachment of the placenta occurs in 0.4 to 1.5% of all pregnancies.