Factors that contribute to the development of abruption include which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
a. cigarette smoking d. crack cocaine use
b. advanced parity e. advanced maternal age
c. advanced paternal age f. use of antihistamines
B, D, E
Factors that contribute to the development of abruption include advanced maternal age, advanced parity, and crack cocaine use. Abruption also occurs more frequently in African American women than it does in Caucasian or Hispanic women. The most significant contributing factor, however, is maternal hypertension
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