Deterrence/Prevention

• Treat maternal hypertension.
• Prevent maternal trauma/domestic violence.
• Prevent smoking and substance abuse.
• Diagnose placental abruption at an early stage in high-risk groups (eg, maternal hypertension, maternal trauma, association with domestic violence, smoking habit, substance abuse, advanced maternal age, premature ruptured membranes, uterine fibromyomas, amniocentesis).