Placental abruption occurs when the placenta, the tube that sends oxygen and nutrients to your baby during pregnancy, detaches from your uterine wall. This is a medical emergency requiring ...

The purpose of this study was to examine the association between prenatal alcohol consumption and the occurrence of placental abruption and placenta previa in a population-based sample.

diagnosed with placental abruption in the study population. Figure 2 is an illustration of the distribution of rates of placenta previa and placental abruption and the composite outcome by ...