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Re: Fall during the 34th week

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 31 May 2001 20:53:42 -0500 (CDT)

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At Thu, 31 May 2001, Greg wrote: >
>My wife tripped and fell and to her recollection landed on her elbow and
>knee. She was 34 weeks then and has heard horror stories about falling
>during the 8th month. Since then she hasn't had any problems but she
>wants reassurance that nothing happened to our baby. Can a fall like
>this cause any kind of injury to the baby

Not likely. It could cause placental separation. This usually occurs within 24 hours of the trauma.

, cut lip

No Way.

or something?

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R. Daniel Braun, MD FACOG  FOG

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