Abstract
Stillbirth continues to be one of the most devastating events for patients and doctors. Efforts for determining the cause of death should always be made, to prevent endangering future pregnancies and obstetric complications. A comprehensive approach that includes autopsy, placental examination and ancillary studies such as microbiology and toxicology are the best way of establishing the cause of stillbirth. Careful examination of the placenta and umbilical cord is imperative since they are associated with common causes of stillbirth. Here we present a case of umbilical vein varix that presented with associated complications that resulted in intrauterine fetal death. DOI: 10.21276/APALM.1265
Highlights
The death of a formed fetus is one of the most emotionally devastating events for parents and clinicians.[1]
Fetal death that occurs before the stage of legal viability is called late spontaneous abortion or miscarriage while fetal death after the stage of legal viability is called intrauterine fetal death or stillbirth.[3]
Placental examination, and ancillary studies such as microbiology and toxicology are the best way of determining the cause of stillbirth
Summary
The death of a formed fetus is one of the most emotionally devastating events for parents and clinicians.[1]. We present the case of a 31-year-old women in her third pregnancy (Gravida 3, Para 1, abortus 1) without any relevant personal and family history, she had been attending prenatal care for low-risk pregnancies adequately, with a total of 6 visits to the clinic, all of them reported a pregnancy with normal evolution. She presented to the obstetric emergency department at 38 gestational weeks referring that she stopped perceiving fetal movements.
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