OBJECTIVE The goal of our study was to assess the pregnancy outcome of fetuses with a diagnosis of hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) on prenatal sonography to determine the frequency of intrauterine fetal demise (IUFD) and any factors associated with IUFD. METHODS We reviewed all cases with the diagnosis of HLHS on prenatal sonography at our institution from 1992 through 2003. Data colle...

Intra uterine fetal death is a most traumatic event for the pregnant woman and her family. When they present to the obstetrician, the family’s immediate concern is to get the pregnancy terminated. When we are dealing with IUFD in a scarred uterus, the option of repeat cesarean takes the second place in front of vaginal trial, which carries the risk of rupture uterus with it. Thus this dilemmati...

Objective: To determine the incidence, and some causes of intra uterine fetal death (IUFD). Methods: This was a prospective observational study of all stillbirths over 2 years from April 2011 to April 2013 at the Imam Ali University Teaching Hospital of zahedan, Iran. The variables studied were the following: demographic characteristic, fetal factors and maternal factors. Data was collected pro...

The role of inherited thrombophilias in the occurrence of fetal loss has been established.1-4 We do not know whether the risk of recurrence of late fetal loss is higher in women carrying inherited thrombophilia. Women (n=84) with at least one previous intra-uterine fetal death (IUFD)5 who were enrolled between February 1998 and July 2001 in three Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis Centers, were scr...

This study was conducted to review the overall short-term outcome of monoamniotic twins in Japan and to determine the prospective risk of fetal death so as to adequately counsel parents with monoamniotic twins. Study subjects were 101 women with monoamniotic twins who were registered with the Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology Successive Pregnancy Birth Registry System and who had given...

Duodenal atresia occurs in approximately 1:10.000 live births. The outcome of congenital duodenal obstructions, in terms of mortality rate, has improved over the last decades, mainly attributable to the improvement in the quality of prenatal diagnosis and neonatal intensive care. Nevertheless, several cases of sudden intrauterine fetal death (IUFD) in fetuses with duodenal obstruction have been...

Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) has been associated with adverse developmental outcomes including embryonic resorption, intra-uterine fetal death (IUFD), intra-uterine growth retardation (IUGR) and preterm labor. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) mediate LPS-induced developmental toxicity. Ascorbic acid is an antioxidant. In the present study, we investigated the effect of ascorbic acid on LPS-induced IUF...

Adverse pregnancy outcome due to human parvovirus B19 (hereafter referred to as "parvovirus B19") has been characterized, in numerous reports, as an event that occurs during the first and second trimesters and is strongly associated with symptoms of fetal hydrops. Recent findings have indicated that parvovirus B19-associated intrauterine fetal death (IUFD) is also a problem in late gestation, a...

OBJECTIVE To determine ante-partum maternal risk factors for intrauterine fetal death. METHODS We carried out a case control retrospective study, at the Maternity and Children's Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. We included all pregnant women diagnosed as singleton intra-uterine fetal death in the third trimester with fetal weight of 1500 gm and more, admitted to the hospital over a ...

Introduction: Objectives: To compare the efficacy, safety and tolerance of misoprostol versus dinoprostone gel in induction of labour in the case of late Intra Uterine Fetal Death (IUFD) with unfavourable cervix.Materials and methods: This prospective study included a consecutive series of 40 women gravid up to fourth with IUFD after 28 weeks of gestation between March 2013 to Feb 2014. Women w...