The situation of abruptio placenta at the Institute for the Protection of Mother and Newborn (IPMN)

A retrospective study on abruptio placenta was conducted at the Institute for the Protection of Mother and Newborn. Seventy-one among 40,962 deliveries between 1995 and 1999 were defined as abruptio placenta, giving a rate of 0.17%. Of the abruptio placenta cases, moderate and severe conditions were more common, accounting for 73.2%. A majority of the abruptio placenta cases (88.7%) was managed by cesarean section. Hysterectomy accounted for 33.8% among abruptio placenta cases. The study showed that obstetrical intervention of choice in the moderate and severe conditions is cesarean section.