Prognosis
The prognosis of this complication depends on whether treatment is received by the patient, on the quality of treatment, and on the severity of the abruption.
In the Western world, maternal deaths due to placental abruption are rare; for instance a study done in Finland found that, between 1972 and 2005 placental abruption had a maternal mortality rate of 0.4 per 1,000 cases (which means that 1 in 2,500 women who had placental abruption died); this was similar to other Western countries during that period. The prognosis on the fetus is worse, currently, in the UK, about 15% of fetuses die following this event.
Without any form of medical intervention, as often happens in many parts of the world, placental abruption has a high maternal mortality rate.
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