The role of fetal autopsy and placental examination in the causes of fetal death: A retrospective study of 132 cases of stillbirths

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 283, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 231-241

  Bonetti, L Reggiani ^a   Ferrari, P ^a   Trani, N ^a   MacCio, L ^a   Schirosi, Laura ^a   Giuliana, Sartori ^a   Facchinetti, F ^a   Rivasi, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fetal death; Placenta; Stillbirths; Unexplained death

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS MORTALITY; FETUS WEIGHT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PLACENTA INSUFFICIENCY; PLACENTA PREVIA; PLACENTA VILLUS; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SOLUTIO PLACENTAE; STILLBIRTH; THROMBOSIS; UMBILICAL MALFORMATION; VASCULAR FIBROSIS;

EID: 78751704928     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-009-1317-4     Document Type: Article

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