Summary A series of 189 cases of abruption of the placenta admitted in the five years from 1965 to 1969 to Bellshill Maternity Hospital, Lanarkshire, is reported. There was one maternal death and a perinatal loss of 55 per cent. The role of Caesarean section in improving infant survival in selected cases after the 34th week of gestation is discussed.
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