ABSTRACT The umbilical cord constriction (UCC) is an uncommon condition and important etiology for stillborn fetuses. main goal of this study was to verify the UCC occurrence as cause intrauterine fetal death, associated its pathological characteristics. Therefore, a descriptive retrospective cross-sectional developed using database from Pathology Institute, in Brazil, 1995 2017. results presen...

Preterm birth (PTB) (delivery before 37 weeks' gestation) is a leading cause of neonatal death and disease in industrialized and developing countries alike. Infection (most notably in high-risk deliveries occurring before 28 weeks' gestation) is hypothesized to initiate an intrauterine inflammatory response that plays a key role in the premature initiation of labor as well as a host of the path...

OBJECTIVES To study the profile of reported fetal death cases and describe the circumstances under which these deaths occurred. METHODS This is a retrospective case series study of 154 fetal deaths that occurred in the entire Dhahira region health institutions during a 5 year period (January 2000 and December 2004). The fetal death notification form and mortality meeting summaries were used t...

BACKGROUND Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of fetal death. The mechanism of death is unknown. CASES The first case involved a young primipara with pruritus and a bile acid concentration of 79 mumol/dL. While undergoing fetal heart rate monitoring, the fetus had a prolonged deceleration resulting in intrauterine death. The second case involved a young...