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Antepartum haemorrhage (APH) occurs in 3% of pregnancies. Some 7% of maternal deaths and 17% of perinatal deaths are associated with APH. The definitions and classification are shown in Table 12.1. The practical clinical classification is placenta praevia, abruptio placentae and “indeterminate”.
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Stabile, I., Chard, T., Grudzinskas, G. (1996). Antepartum Haemorrhage. In: Stabile, I., Chard, T., Grudzinskas, G. (eds) Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3374-2_12
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