Comparison with previous studies
The incidence of abruptio placentae in our study corresponds
with incidence of 0.34 % which has been
reported previously [18]. This figure also falls within
the range of 0.3–2 %, reported by others [2, 3, 8, 13],
but it is lower than what has been reported previously
in Uganda and Israel [22, 23]. The difference in incidence
could partly be explained by the differences in the
studied populations, study designs and diagnostic criteria.