placental abruption

Noun

 * 1) The tearing away of the placenta from uterus or the breaking apart of the placenta.
 * Should the mother have a placental abruption that puts either the mother or the baby at risk, an emergency C-section is usually performed.
 * Should the mother have a placental abruption that puts either the mother or the baby at risk, an emergency C-section is usually performed.

Translations

 * Dutch: plots loskomen van de moederkoek
 * Spanish: desprendimiento prematuro de placenta