Placental Abruption

摘要

Learning Objectives: After participating in this CME activity, the obstetrician/gynecologist should be better able to: 1. Interpret the various clinical presentations of placental abruption. 2. Identify the morbidity and mortality rates associated with placental abruption. 3. Describe the management of patients with pregnancies complicated by placental abruption. Placental abruption, an uncommon but serious complication of pregnancy, is defined as premature separation of the normally implanted placenta before delivery. It can have subtle findings and may be associated with significant fetal and maternal morbidity and mortality including stillbirth, preterm labor, and disseminated intravascular coagulopathy (DIC). Management of placental abruption is largely dependent on the clinical picture and gestational age at the time of presentation.