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In placental abruption, the organ that provides oxygen and nutrients to the fetus, called the placenta, suddenly detaches from the side of the uterus, thus endangering the health of the mother and the developing baby.
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Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 22 July 2024
This would save their life, but could cause placental abruption, uterine bleeding, premature labor or fetal death.
—Pauline Wiltz, Scientific American, 27 June 2024
An abruption occurs when the placenta separates from the uterine wall.
—Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 21 Feb. 2024
The TikTok concludes with photos captured after Oakley’s stillbirth, which Fish attributed to the placental abruption, which occurs when the placenta pulls away from the uterine wall.
—Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 27 June 2024
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Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 22 July 2024
This would save their life, but could cause placental abruption, uterine bleeding, premature labor or fetal death.
—Pauline Wiltz, Scientific American, 27 June 2024
An abruption occurs when the placenta separates from the uterine wall.
—Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 21 Feb. 2024
The TikTok concludes with photos captured after Oakley’s stillbirth, which Fish attributed to the placental abruption, which occurs when the placenta pulls away from the uterine wall.
—Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 27 June 2024
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abruption
noun
ab·rup·tion
a-ˈbrəp-shən, ə- 
: a sudden breaking off : detachment of portions from a mass
placental abruption
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