Aetiology of late fetal death in Maputo

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation
P AxemoM Gebre-Medhin

Abstract

To study the etiology of late fetal death in Maputo. Stillbirths (n = 163) in Maputo were compared to 207 live births. A probable cause of fetal death could be determined in 112 cases (69%). Hypertension was the most common factor associated with stillbirth and occurred in 14% of the fetal deaths, followed by abruption of the placenta (13%), syphilis (8%), clinical intra-uterine infection (6%), malaria (4%), fetal malformation (4%), umbilical cord complications (4%) and anaemia (4%). Mothers of stillborns and referent mothers differed in the following parameters: fetal weight, gestational age, numbers of previous stillbirths, haemoglobin, packed cell volume (p < 0.001), age, number of pregnancies (p < 0.01), parity, number of live children and skinfold thickness (p < 0.05). In the stillborn cases where no probable cause of fetal death was established, newborn weight was significantly lower and estimated gestational age significantly shorter (p < 0.001), number of previous pregnancies and number of previous stillbirths were significantly larger (p < 0.05) than in the referent group, but otherwise no significant differences were found. In two randomly selected sub-groups, 28 mothers with stillbirth without probable diagnoses, and...Continue Reading

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May 28, 2021·Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care·Anuradha SinhaTirthankar Sinha

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