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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 10.1. The practical clinical classification is placenta praevia, abruptio placentae and “indeterminate”.
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Stabile, I., Chard, T., Grudzinskas, G. (2000). Antepartum Haemorrhage. In: Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-85919-9_10
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