Sudden intrauterine death associated with furcate insertion of the umbilical cord

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 123, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 509-512

  Laberke, P J ^a   Deubler, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Reutlingen District Hospitals   (Germany)

Author keywords

Insertio furcata; Intrauterine fatal death; IUFD; Stillbirth; Umbilical cord

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INJURY; PATHOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RUPTURE; SHOCK; UMBILICAL CORD; UMBILICAL VEIN;

ADULT; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; RUPTURE; SHOCK; UMBILICAL CORD; UMBILICAL VEINS;

EID: 74049107072     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: 14371596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-008-0295-6     Document Type: Article

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