CPM Certified Professional Midwife

Answer: D - All of the above

Some possible causes of the severe pain experienced by the patient in her lower abdomen include premature labor pain, abruptio placentae, ruptured uterus, torsion of the uterus, pre - eclampsia, acute appendicitis, and intestinal obstruction. Labor that occurs before the 37^th week of pregnancy (from the first day of the last menstrual cycle) is considered premature labor. Disruption in the continuity of the uterine wall at any time beyond 28 weeks of pregnancy is termed rupture of the uterus.