Relation of outbursts of anger and the acute risk of placental abruption: A case-crossover study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Roughly, a fourth of all placental abruption cases have an acute aetiologic underpinning, but the causes of acute abruption are poorly understood. Studies indicate that symptoms of stress, depression, and anxiety during pregnancy may be associated with a higher risk of abruption.

Objective

We examined the rate of abruption in the 2 hours immediately following outbursts of anger.

Methods

In a multicentre case-crossover study, we interviewed 663 women diagnosed with placental abruption admitted to one of the seven Peruvian hospitals between January 2013 and August 2015. We asked women about outbursts of anger before symptom onset and compared this with their usual frequency of anger during the week before abruption.

Results

The rate of abruption was 2.

SUBMITTER: Chahal HS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6823109 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature