Intrauterine Fetal Infections: Do-Able Approaches

Intrauterine Fetal Surgery

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Intrauterine fetal death

Misoprostol for intrauterine fetal death.

The frequency of intrauterine fetal death (IUFD) with retained fetus varies, but is estimated to occur in 1% of all pregnancies. The vast majority of women will spontaneously labor and deliver within three weeks of the intrauterine death. The complexity in medical management increases significantly when the cervix is unripe or unfavorable, or when the woman develops disseminated intravascular c...

Intrauterine Infections and Birth Defects1

Institute of Population Research/WHO Collaborating Center on Reproductive Health and Population Science, Beijing 100871, China; Department of Infection and Immunity, Capital Institnte of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China; Medical School of Shanghai Jiatong University, No. 1954, Huashan Road, Shanghai 200030, China; Department of Embryology, the Second Medical University, No. 280, Chongqing Nanl...

Diagnostic evaluation of fetal death with special reference to intrauterine infections

The incidence of intrauterine fetal death (≥28 gestational weeks) is approximately 4/1000 births in Sweden. In order to arrive at a potential cause of death, a number of investigations have been recommended in the diagnostic evaluation of intrauterine fetal death (IUFD). One of the issues in this thesis was to review the causes of stillbirth and to evaluate a certain arsenal of diagnostic proce...