Boisrame et al listed clinical features of placental abruption during pregnancy. The authors are from Strasbourg University Hospital in France.
Clinical findings in a woman with placental abruption:
(1) metrorrhagia
(2) abnormal fetal heart rate
(3) abdominal-pelvic pain
(4) uterine hypertonia
(5) preterm premature rupture of the membranes
(6) hypertension or pre-eclampsia
The classic triad for abruption is metrorrhagia, abdominal-pelvic pain and uterine hypertonia occurs in only about 10% of patients.
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Specialty: Obstetrics & Gynecology
