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Care of Childbearing Families

A nurse is admitting a full-term pregnant client presenting with bright red, vaginal bleeding and intense abdominal pain. Her blood pressure on admission is 150/96 mm Hg and her pulse is 109 beats per minute. Which problem should the nurse suspect that the client is likely experiencing?

ExplanationPlacenta abruption occurs when the placenta separates from the uterine wall before the birth of the fetus. It is commonly associated with preeclampsia. Placenta previa is marked by painless vaginal bleeding. Bloody show is a normal physiological sign associated with normal labor progression and is marked by bloody mucous-like consistency. Succenturiate placenta is the presence of one or more accessory lobes that develop on the placenta with vascular connections of fetal origin.