Placental Abruption - Risk Factors

Risk Factors

  • Pre-eclampsia
  • Maternal smoking is associated with up to 90% increased risk.
    • See also: Smoking and pregnancy
  • Maternal trauma, such as motor vehicle accidents, assaults, falls or nosocomial infection.
  • Short umbilical cord
  • Prolonged rupture of membranes (>24 hours)
  • Thrombophilia
  • Retroplacental fibromyoma
  • Multiparity
  • Multiple pregnancy
  • Maternal age: pregnant women who are younger than 20 or older than 35 are at greater risk.
  • Previous abruption: Women who have had an abruption in previous pregnancies are at greater risk.
  • Previous Caesarean section
  • some infections are also diagnosed as a cause
  • cocaine intoxication

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