Article
Broadsheet number 56: Mechanisms of fetal loss.
Pathology - 1 May 2000
Smith N M
Abstract excerpt
The most significant task of the pathologist examining a fetal death is, if possible, the provision of an explanation for the event, which will allow the clinical attendants to counsel the family in an informed and relevant manner. In some cases, no adequate explanation will be possible, though many conditions will be excluded and the importance of this exercise is worth emphasising. Often, however, a combination...
Topics
- Adult
- Cause of Death
- Chromosome Aberrations
- Chromosome Disorders
- Female
- Fetal Death
- Fetus
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Maternal Exposure
- Placenta Diseases
- Pregnancy
