Interventions for treating placental abruption

Abstract

Background: Placental abruption is an important cause of maternal and fetal mortality and morbidity. Objectives: To assess the effectiveness and safety of any intervention for the care of women and/or their babies following a diagnosis of placental abruption. Search methods: The Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth Group's Trials Register (16 December 2011). Selection criteria: Randomised and 'quasi-randomised' trials that report clinically meaningful outcomes and present results on an intention-to-treat basis. Data collection and analysis: If eligible trials were to be identified, data will be extracted, unblinded, by review authors from all studies. Main results: No studies that met the inclusion criteria were identified. Authors' conclusions: The clinical management of placental abruption has to rely on knowledge other than that obtained through randomised clinical trials.