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Placental abruption

Placental abruption is when the placenta separates early from the , in other words separates before childbirth. It occurs most commonly around 25 weeks of pregnancy. Symptoms may include bleeding, lower pain, and dangerously low blood pressure. for the mother can include disseminated intravascular coagulopathy and kidney failure. Complications for the baby can include fetal distress, low birthweight, preterm delivery, and stillbirth.

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Symptoms — what it feels like

· bleeding, low pain, dangerously low blood pressure

Causes — why it happens

·Unclear

How it's found

·Based on symptoms,

Treatment

·Bed rest, delivery

Complications

·Mother: disseminated intravascular coagulopathy, kidney failure
·Baby: low birthweight, preterm delivery, stillbirth

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Plain-language summary adapted from Wikipedia. Not medical advice.