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==Placental abruption==
==Placental abruption==
*Central haemorrhage is the most worrisome.
===General===
**Pathologic findings (gross): depression on maternal side, large blood clot.
Classic clinical manifestations:<ref name=pmid16752262>{{cite journal |author=Tikkanen M, Nuutila M, Hiilesmaa V, Paavonen J, Ylikorkala O |title=Clinical presentation and risk factors of placental abruption |journal=Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand |volume=85 |issue=6 |pages=700–5 |year=2006 |pmid=16752262 |doi=10.1080/00016340500449915 |url=}}</ref>
***There are *no* good microscopic findings.
*Vaginal bleeding (~70%).
*Abdominal pain (~50%).
*Fetal heart rate abnormalities (~70%).
 
===Pathologic findings===
Features:
*Gross pathology: depression on maternal side, large blood clot.
**Central haemorrhage is the most worrisome.
 
Note:
*There are '''no''' good microscopic findings for placental abruption.


==Infection==
==Infection==