Placental abruption

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Key articles

American College of Radiology. ACR appropriateness criteria: second and third trimester bleeding. 2020 [internet publication].Full text

Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM), Gyamfi-Bannerman C. Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) Consult Series #44: Management of bleeding in the late preterm period. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2018 Jan;218(1):B2-8.Full text  Abstract

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