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Ultrasound findings in gestations destined for unanticipated fetal demise
Author(s) -
Dombrowski M. P.,
Bottoms S. F.,
Zador I.,
Wolfe H. M.,
Sokol R. J.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
ultrasound in obstetrics and gynecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.202
H-Index - 141
eISSN - 1469-0705
pISSN - 0960-7692
DOI - 10.1046/j.1469-0705.1991.01040269.x
Subject(s) - medicine , obstetrics , amniotic fluid index , fetus , umbilical cord , gestation , gestational age , ultrasound , obstetrics and gynaecology , chorioamnionitis , meconium , amniotic fluid , biophysical profile , pregnancy , gynecology , anatomy , radiology , biology , genetics
There are few reports of ultrasound findings in the second and third trimesters preceding intrauterine fetal demise. To describe these findings, the ultrasound assessments of 36 structurally normal singleton fetuses with subsequent intrauterine fetal demise were compared to gestational age‐matched controls. Compared to controls, it was found that biparietal diameter, head circumference, femur length and estimated fetal weight were all decreased, abnormalities of amniotic fluid volume were more frequent, but the cephalic index was not different. Upon delivery, the group with subsequent intrauterine fetal demise was not found to have any major anomalies, but had a high incidence of abnormal umbilical cord position, abruptio placentae, chorioamnionitis and meconium aspiration. Copyright © 1991 International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology