Placental Abruption Quiz

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Seiji Kanazawa, MD, PHD (Obstetrics and gynecology (OBGYN))

Dr. Kanazawa graduated from the Niigata University Faculty of Medicine and received his Ph.D. from the Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine. He is working on the front line of the General Perinatal Center, including the Tokyo Tama General Medical Center and the National Center for Research in Fertility Medicine, where he provides maternal and fetal care and undertakes clinical research. At Ubie, Dr. Kanazawa has been designing the Ubie AI Symptom Checker and has taken on the role of general obstetrics and gynecology consultation at FMC Tokyo Clinic by providing fetal ultrasound and prenatal consultation.

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People with these symptoms also use Ubie's symptom checker to find possible causes

  • Bleeding when I'm not on my period

  • Pit of the stomach has burning sensation

  • Stomach discomfort and grouchiness comes and goes with fussiness / grouchiness

  • Child starts crying or pushes me away if I try to massage the stomachache area

  • I ate something in the previous 3 days that might be causing symptoms

  • Child can't move around much because it makes the stomach pain worse

  • Lower stomach pain that goes away after having a bowel movement

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Content updated on Nov 2, 2022

What is placental abruption?

This is a condition during pregnancy where the placenta is separated from the uterus before the fetus is born. As the placenta is rich in blood supply and supplies oxygen and nutrients to the fetus, separation would result in significant vaginal bleeding, and cut off oxygen supply to the fetus endangering both mother and child.

Symptoms of placental abruption

  • Currently pregnant

  • Bleeding in between menstrual cycles / periods or after menopause

  • Abdominal pain

  • Labor-like pain (repeated tummy/abdominal pain) in cycles of 10 minutes or less

  • Feeling contractions very frequently

Questions your doctor may ask to check for placental abruption

Your doctor may ask these questions to diagnose placental abruption

  • Are you currently pregnant?

  • Have you had vaginal bleeding, brown or pink colored vaginal discharge outside of your periods? Or, after the menopause?

  • Do you have abdominal pain (stomach ache)?

  • Do you have labor-like pain in cycles of 10 minutes or less?

  • Are you feeling uterine contractions very frequently?

Treatment for placental abruption

This requires emergency medical care. There is no treatment to reattach the placenta. The gynecologist/obstetrician may suggest delivering your child early, either through a normal vaginal delivery or a Caeserean section.

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References

  • Tikkanen M. Placental abruption: epidemiology, risk factors and consequences. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2011 Feb;90(2):140-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0412.2010.01030.x. Epub 2010 Dec 7. PMID: 21241259.

    https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1600-0412.2010.01030.x

  • Oyelese Y, Ananth CV. Placental abruption. Obstet Gynecol. 2006 Oct;108(4):1005-16. doi: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000239439.04364.9a. PMID: 17012465.

    https://journals.lww.com/greenjournal/Abstract/2006/10000/Placental_Abruption.26.aspx

Reviewed By:

Seiji Kanazawa

Seiji Kanazawa, MD, PHD (Obstetrics and gynecology (OBGYN))

Dr. Kanazawa graduated from the Niigata University Faculty of Medicine and received his Ph.D. from the Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine. He is working on the front line of the General Perinatal Center, including the Tokyo Tama General Medical Center and the National Center for Research in Fertility Medicine, where he provides maternal and fetal care and undertakes clinical research. At Ubie, Dr. Kanazawa has been designing the Ubie AI Symptom Checker and has taken on the role of general obstetrics and gynecology consultation at FMC Tokyo Clinic by providing fetal ultrasound and prenatal consultation.

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