Causes of stillbirth at different gestational ages in singleton pregnancies

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 86-92

  Stormdal Bring, Hanna ^a   Hulthén Varli, Ingela A ^a   Kublickas, Marius ^a   Papadogiannakis, Nikos ^a   Pettersson, Karin ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Classification of stillbirth; fetal death; gestational age; infection; placental abruption; preeclampsia; stillbirth; umbilical cord complications

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FETOMATERNAL TRANSFUSION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION COMPLICATION; INTRAHEPATIC CHOLESTASIS; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; NEWBORN HYPOXIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERINATAL DEATH; PLACENTA INSUFFICIENCY; PREECLAMPSIA; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLUTIO PLACENTAE; STILLBIRTH; TERM BIRTH; UMBILICAL CORD COMPLICATION; UTERINE COMPLICATION;

CLASSIFICATION OF STILLBIRTH; FETAL DEATH; GESTATIONAL AGE; INFECTION; PLACENTAL ABRUPTION; PREECLAMPSIA; STILLBIRTH; UMBILICAL CORD COMPLICATIONS;

ABRUPTIO PLACENTAE; ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PREGNANCY-INDUCED; MATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY; STILLBIRTH;

EID: 84890558787     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/aogs.12278     Document Type: Article

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