January 31, 2014

Antepartum haemorrhage

It is defined as bleeding from or into the genital tract after the 28th week of pregnancy but before the birth of baby. The first and second stage of labour are thus included. The 28th week is taken arbitarily as the lower limit of fetal viability.

Causes -
The causes of antepartum haemorrhage fall into the following categories. On an average, the incidence of placenta praevia, abruptio placentae and indeterminate group is almost same.


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