Independent risk factors for placental abruption: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Placental abruption is one of the most severe complications during pregnancy, and its associated risk factors remain incompletely understood and somewhat controversial.

Methods

This study conducted a systematic search of the PubMed, Embase, Cochrane, Web of Science, and Scopus databases to collect literature related to placental abruption, with a cutoff date of July 30, 2024.

Results

A total of 54 observational studies were included, covering 7,267,241 pregnant women, with 47,702 cases diagnosed with placental abruption. The study identified three categories of independent risk factors: The first category includes baseline maternal characteristics (18 items), such as maternal age ≥ 35 years, black race, low prepregnancy BMI (< 18.5 kg/m²), unmarried status,

SUBMITTER: Chen D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11938633 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature