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ABRUPTION OF THE PLACENTA
Author(s) -
Blair Robert G.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1973.tb02192.x
Subject(s) - obstetrics , placental abruption , caesarean section , placenta , medicine , gestation , perinatal mortality , pregnancy , fetus , biology , genetics
Summary A series of 189 cases of abruption of the placenta admitted in the five years from 1965 to 1969 to Bellshill Maternity Hospital, Lanarkshire, is reported. There was one maternal death and a perinatal loss of 55 per cent. The role of Caesarean section in improving infant survival in selected cases after the 34th week of gestation is discussed.