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  • The cause of this condition, which is also called abruptio placenta, is not known.

    Chapter 11 1995

  • Placenta previa and placenta abruptio, both of which can cause severe bleeding. to name a few.

    Apollo's Daughter :: June 2nd, 2009 apollosdtr 2009

  • Placenta previa and placenta abruptio, both of which can cause severe bleeding. to name a few.

    Apollo's Daughter :: Touchy subjects 2: Abortion apollosdtr 2009

  • A good outcome meant that if the baby was born near term and it was healthy, a bad outcome usually meant something known as abruptio placenta.

    CNN Transcript Apr 2, 2008 2008

  • The umbilical cord may have no nerves, but I think the better analogy is placenta abruptio.

    Firedoglake » Those Who Can’t Win Fairly…Cheat 2006

  • This is a condition of late pregnancy and is associated with severe complications: eclampsia, abruptio placentae and premature labour.

    Chapter 14 1993

  • In abruptio placenta, the placenta starts separating from the wall of the uterus, and if a great deal of bleeding takes place, the fetus can be in real danger.

    Shouldn’t I Be Happy? M.D. Shaila Misri 1985

  • More frightening for the mother are cases in which hospitalization is required for premature labor or sudden bleeding that occurs as the result of placenta previa or abruptio placenta.

    Shouldn’t I Be Happy? M.D. Shaila Misri 1985

  • Bleeding can also signal abruptio placenta, in which a change that normally occurs close to the time of delivery instead happens too early.

    Shouldn’t I Be Happy? M.D. Shaila Misri 1985

  • At the medical clinic, she was diagnosed as having abruptio placenta.

    Shouldn’t I Be Happy? M.D. Shaila Misri 1985

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