In this emotional video, I share my experience of nearly losing my baby at 34 weeks due to placental abruption and severe preeclampsia. This is my story of a preterm delivery and the challenges we ...

A new study has found that exposure to second-hand smoke during pregnancy and actually smoking increase the risk of placental abruption, a complication that can be fatal to both parent and baby ...

Pregnancy is a profound time of change filled with uncertainty regarding what symptoms warrant concern. Staying informed and ...

Background: Migraine, a common chronic-intermittent disorder of idiopathic origin characterized by severe debilitating headaches and autonomic nervous system dysfunction, and placental abruption ...

After my maternal fetal medicine (MFM) doctor did an ultrasound, she told me the bleeding was likely a subchorionic hematoma (SCH) or a mild placental abruption. Thankfully, the fetus was unharmed.

A placental abruption is when the placenta, or afterbirth, starts to separate from its attachment to the womb before the baby is born. It usually presents with either vaginal bleeding or severe ...

Placental abruption is a potentially life-threatening condition for both mothers and babies. Given the dire consequences, providing more knowledge about risk factors that expectant mothers have ...

Exposure to secondhand smoke during pregnancy increases by about 2.3 times the risk of placental abruption, a condition in which part of the placenta separates from the uterine wall before ...