Aetiology of Abruptio Placentae

Maternal and fetal outcome in antepartum haemorrhage: a study at tertiary care hospital

“…2 cases of AP patients had a history of previous abortion. Hibbard et al 20 reported an increased incidence of AP in woman with h/o of previous abortion.…”

A prospective study of maternal outcome in antepartum haemorrhage in tertiary care center in northern India

“…1 Depending on the definition used, antepartum haemorrhage complicated 2-5% of all pregnancies. [2][3][4][5] Placenta previa complicate 0.33 percent 6 to 0.55 percent 7 of all pregnancies and incidence of placental abruption incidence is approximately 0.5 to 1 percent. 8 Though maternal mortality due to antepartum haemorrhage has significantly dropped in developed countries with the introduction of improved medical facilities, in developing countries, it most important cause of maternal mortility and morbidity.…”

Evaluation of the Maternal & Perinatal Outcome in Abruptio Placentae in Reference to Coagulation Profile

“…Many risk factors have been shown as important indicators by other authors also. [7,8] USG was possible in only 35/75 (48%) of the patients because of poor general condition and in those also retroplacental hemorrhage could be indentified in only 16/45 (45.7%). In view of the low sensitivity of the USG, the clinical examination of the patients is a more reliable index for management.…”