Pregnancy with Diabetes Mellitus and Corpulence: Death of Fœtus in Utero at Full Term

nine turns upon itself. The foetus showed signs of partial maceration and commencing decomposition. Here and there the epidermis was raised into blebs of some size, but the greater part of it was detached from the cutis vera, large flakes being held by small tags. The sublyiug true skin had a purplish red hue. The whole body was devoid of the natural elasticity of a new-born babe. The head was shapeless, assuming different forms in different positions; there was 110 offensive odour. In short, all the usual signs of incipient moist decomposition without putrefaction were present. The liquor amnii was enormous in quantity, turbid, but not putrid, although it had a heavy, mawkish odour. The placenta was flaccid and of paler color than normal. From the condition of its development it was evident that the foetus had lived the full term of