Medically reviewed by Renita White, MD Placental abruption is a life-threatening pregnancy complication that occurs when the ...

Placental abruption occurs when the placenta, the tube that sends oxygen and nutrients to your baby during pregnancy, detaches from your uterine wall. This is a medical emergency requiring ...

Background: Efforts to elucidate risk factors for placental abruption are imperative due to the severity of complications it produces for both mother and fetus, and its contribution to preterm birth.

Fetal movements were normal. The patient had had 2 previous emergency cesarean sections at 26 and 30 weeks, respectively, as a result of placental abruption. In the current pregnancy, there were ...

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust was fined £1.6 million after 'serious and systemic' failures exposed three babies ...

A study reveals that women with adverse pregnancy outcomes and their APO-free sisters share elevated cardiovascular disease ...

An NHS trust has pleaded guilty to six offences connected to the deaths of three babies in its maternity care. Adele ...