Abruptio
placentae
____________________
defined
as
the
premature
separation
of
the
placenta
____________________
the
uterus
.
Patients
with
abruptio
____________________
,
also
called
placental
abruption
,
typically
present
____________________
bleeding
,
uterine
contractions
,
and
fetal
____________________
.
A
significant
cause
of
third
-
trimester
bleeding
associated
with
fetal
and
maternal
morbidity
____________________
mortality
,
placental
abruption
must
be
____________________
whenever
bleeding
is
encountered
in
the
second
half
____________________
pregnancy
.
