Pregnancy following placental abruption.
The aim of the present study by a retrospective chart review was to examine the recurrence rate after placental abruption. Between 1985 and 1998, 81 patients had a placental abruption. We had 2-year follow-up information about 31 patients and 27 of them had a total of 34 subsequent pregnancies. Recurrent placental abruption was observed in 6 pregnancies in 6 patients (6/27, 22.2%). Of the 6 recurrent placental abruptions, the gestational age was 1-3 weeks earlier than that of previous abruption in 4 patients. One patient delivered a healthy baby after her first abruption and then experienced a second abruption. We conclude that careful management is needed after 30 weeks in pregnant women with a previous history of placental abruption.
Furuhashi
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Handa City Hospital, Aichi, Japan.
Kurauchi
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O
Suganuma
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N
D000037:Abruptio Placentae / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008499:Medical Records; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011295:Prenatal Care; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies