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 ==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==