Two cases of postmaturity-related perinatal mortality in non-local expectant mothers.

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  • Cherrie Yung
  • Kennis Liu
  • W L Lau
  • Helena Lam
  • W C Leung
  • Robert Chin
چکیده

We present two cases of postmaturity-related perinatal mortality with delivery at 42 weeks 6 days' and 44 weeks' gestation, respectively. No cause beyond postmaturity was found. Neither induction of labour nor foetal monitoring had been performed despite these gestations going post 41 weeks because of a current 'social obstetrics' phenomenon--non-local expectant mothers coming to Hong Kong from mainland China for delivery.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Hong Kong medical journal = Xianggang yi xue za zhi

دوره 13 3  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2007