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AJOG Expert Review in Labor: Placental abruption at near-term and term gestations: pathophysiology, epidemiology, diagnosis, and management - Pathophysiology of placental abruption Placental abruption is the end result of an acute process (“acute pathway”), the culmination of long-standing chronic processes (“chronic pathway”), or both. The acute pathway is driven by mechanical and shearing forces applied to the abdomen, causing premature placental separation. The chronic pathway includes thrombosis, infection, and decidual and uteroplacental vasculopathy and other inflammatory processes. http://ow.ly/hMJT50OhyBu

AJOG Expert Review in Labor: Placental abruption at near-term and term gestations: pathophysiology, epidemiology, diagnosis, and management - Pathophysiology of placental abruption Placental abruption is the end result of an acute process (“acute pathway”), the culmination of long-standing chronic processes (“chronic pathway”), or both. The acute pathway is driven by mechanical and shearing forces applied to the abdomen, causing premature placental separation. The chronic pathway includes thrombosis, infection, and decidual and uteroplacental vasculopathy and other inflammatory processes. http://ow.ly/hMJT50OhyBu

AJOG Expert Review in Labor: Placental abruption at near-term and term gestations: pathophysiology, epidemiology, diagnosis, and management - Pathophysiology of placental abruption Placental abruption is the end result of an acute process (“acute pathway”), the culmination of long-standing chronic processes (“chronic pathway”), or both. The acute pathway is driven by mechanical and shearing forces applied to the abdomen, causing premature placental separation. The chronic pathway includes thrombosis, infection, and decidual and uteroplacental vasculopathy and other inflammatory processes. http://ow.ly/hMJT50OhyBu

AJOG Expert Review in Labor: Placental abruption at near-term and term gestations: pathophysiology, epidemiology, diagnosis, and management - Intra-amniotic hematoma after motor vehicle accident at 36 weeks of gestation. A pregnant patient was a restrained passenger in a motor vehicle accident at 35 weeks of gestation. An ultrasound performed at 36 weeks of gestation revealed an intra-amniotic hematoma with layering. The patient had an uncomplicated induction of labor at 37 weeks of gestation with favorable maternal and neonatal outcomes http://ow.ly/hMJT50OhyBu