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. 1990 Jul;66(777):563–564. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.66.777.563

Electrical shock sustained in pregnancy followed by placental abruption.

A F Yoong 1
PMCID: PMC2429645  PMID: 2217016

Abstract

The case of a pregnant woman suffering a large placental abruption following electric shock at 32 weeks' gestation is reported. No other such cases have been published in the literature.

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