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What is intra uterine fetal death?
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In utero demise: An intrauterine fetal death or demise is a pregnancy complication where the fetus dies in the uterus before labor occurs. It usually requires labor induction or a d & e to remove the fetus and the other products of conception from the uterus.
Answered 9/28/2016
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Dire complication.: Defined as fetal demise after 20 weeks, iufd is a dire compication that occurs in about 6-7/1, 000 pregnancies in the United States (2006 data). Causes: fetal (eg, structural defects, syndromes, and aberrant growth), placental (eg, abruption, large chorioangiomas, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy), maternal (eg, acute chorioamnionitis, diabetes mellitus, rheumatologic disorders).
Answered 6/5/2014
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