abruption

IPA: ʌbrˈʌpʃʌn

Examples of "abruption" in Sentences

Placental abruption can cause bleeding.
Placental abruption is a true obstetric emergency.
He said: This is called an abruption and it is a problem for the mother and the baby.
I was having a placental abruption: unless they got the baby out fast, they said, we would both die.
By some miracle, she managed to not suffer the most common side effects of abruption — cerebral palsey.
They diagnosed her with placental abruption, a premature separation of the placenta from the uterine wall.
Doctors thought she might have “placental abruption”, and that the baby would be at risk of being stillborn.
What I got was 10 hours of back labor (without meds) and then placental abruption and a C-section without an epidural.
The ad is about how Mr. Tebow's mother was advised to abort her son following a placental abruption, but she refused and, well, now we have Tim Tebow.
Some reasons to undertake such procedures, as suggested by the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, include: pregnancy-related high blood pressure; infection in the uterus; and leaking amniotic fluid without labor starting or a placental abruption -- that is, the placenta, which nourishes the baby, peels away from the uterus, a very rare complication requiring immediate attention.