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Fetal death

Dr Abhilash Sandhyala and Dr Mohamed Refaey et al.

Fetal death can be inferred from a number of sonographic features

  • absent fetal heart beat
  • absent fetal movements
  • occasional findings
    • overlapping of skull bones (Spalding sign)
    • gross distortion of fetal anatomy (maceration)
    • soft tissue oedema : skin > 5 mm
  • uncommon findings
    • thrombus in fetal heart
    • gas in fetal heart

See also

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