Placenta praevia: does uterine activity cause bleeding?
Publication/Presentation Date
2-1-1993
Abstract
Twenty-two women > 24 weeks' gestation with a central placenta praevia were monitored to determine if an increase in uterine activity precedes bleeding in patients with central praevias. Monitoring of all subjects began at 26.3 +/- 4.4 weeks and continued until 37 weeks (or delivery if preterm). All subjects had at least one haemorrhage, 7 women had 2, and 4 subjects had 3 episodes of bleeding. Only 3 patients delivered at term while the remainder (86%) delivered preterm. The gestational age at first episode of bleeding was 29.1 +/- 3.6 weeks and at delivery was 34.3 +/- 3.3 weeks. Nine women (41%) had an increase in uterine activity above baseline the day or the day preceding the first haemorrhage. The increase in uterine activity was not statistically significant when compared to the 6 days prior to bleeding when all 22 patients were considered.
Volume
33
Issue
1
First Page
22
Last Page
24
ISSN
0004-8666
Published In/Presented At
Magann, E. F., Johnson, C. A., Gookin, K. S., Roberts, W. E., Martin, R. W., & Morrison, J. C. (1993). Placenta praevia: does uterine activity cause bleeding?. The Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology, 33(1), 22–24. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1479-828x.1993.tb02045.x
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
8498933
Department(s)
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Document Type
Article