W095 Risk Factors Predisposing to Abruptio Placentae. Maternal and Fetal Outcome

Prevalence and pregnancy outcomes in patients with antepartum haemorrhage in a tertiary hospital in Ibadan, Nigeria

“…They found that abruption placentae was associated with pre-eclampsia (25.5%), diabetes (2.6%), polyhydramnios (8.3%), preterm premature rupture of membranes and chorioamnionitis (10.6%), severe anaemia (2.1%), intrauterine growth retardation and intrauterine fetal death (13.5%) and placenta praevia (4.6%). 18 The combined stillbirth and first month deaths was 17.3% and there were 2 (0.01%) maternal deaths. 18 A 2 year retrospective study in India by Mukherjee et al also considered risk factors and maternal and fetal outcomes in patients with abruption placenta and discovered an incidence of 4.4% with nearly two-thirds of affected patients being from the low socio-economic class.…”

“…18 The combined stillbirth and first month deaths was 17.3% and there were 2 (0.01%) maternal deaths. 18 A 2 year retrospective study in India by Mukherjee et al also considered risk factors and maternal and fetal outcomes in patients with abruption placenta and discovered an incidence of 4.4% with nearly two-thirds of affected patients being from the low socio-economic class. Maternal mortality was 3.5% and fetal mortality was 68%.…”