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Re: chronic abruption

From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 26 Sep 1999 20:58:09 -0500 (CDT)

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At Sun, 26 Sep 1999, sandra wrote: >
>I recently had to terminate a twin pregnancy (one placenta-two sacs)at
>23 weeks (lmp) because my twins were diagnosed with oligohydramnios due
>to something called a chronic placental abruption. At 10 weeks I was
>involved in a car accident--is it possible that this caused the
>placental abruption--I spotted approximately 2 days after (only 2-3
>spotts) and never spotted again until a month later I woke up soaked in
>blood and was diagnosed with placenta previa. I was placed on bedrest
>and my sonograms showed the placenta was moving upward. Next thing I
>knew, they told me twin a had no amnio fluid and twin b had only 3 cm of
>fluid. At the time of the termination they were appropriately sized. I
>was also told that had I waited another week or week and a half, I could
>have died (after seeing the placenta this diagnosis was made). I should
>also mention that after I was diagnosed with placenta previa at the
>emergency room, I bled every day in varying amounts up until the date of
>my termination.

Placenta previa is a risk factor for other problems. Abruption is usually noted in the second or third trimester. There may have been another problem, such as the car accident, which may have contributed to the unfortunate outcome.

--
Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
Great Neck, New York

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