u/Butterfly12798

For those who have had a placenta abrupton and were never given a reason why, what tests did you do afterwards on you or the placenta to prevent it from happening again?

For those who have had a placenta abrupton and were never given a reason why, what tests did you do afterwards on you or the placenta to prevent it from happening again?

I (27f) had a partial placental abruption at 30 weeks and 5 days pregnant. My husband and I were intimate the night before (doc said this couldn’t be the cause) and I woke up the next day with contractions. This was my first pregnancy so I assumed it was just Braxton hicks and stayed in bed. That night I was having severe lower back pain and cramping so my husband ran me a bath. As soon as I got out of the bath blood started gushing from me and I had to idea what was going on and was rushed to the hospital. I soon found out I was having a placenta abruption and my water broke.

The next day I had an emergency c section. They said my placenta was in pieces. No known cause for the abruption they just found from post op placenta testing that my placenta had chorioamnionitis but they’re not sure if I got that after my water broke or before. I’m terrified of this happening again and am absolutely traumatized.

I want other children but I also don’t want to die or my baby to lose their life.

Has anyone had a similar experience with a placental abruption and gone out to have normal full term healthy pregnancies?

Any insight on your experience is helpful.