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Sudden intrauterine death associated with furcate insertion of the umbilical cord

Laberke, P. ; Deubler, G.

In: International Journal of Legal Medicine, 2009, vol. 123, no. 6, p. 509-512

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    Titre
    • Sudden intrauterine death associated with furcate insertion of the umbilical cord
    Auteur
    • Laberke, P.. Institute of Legal Medicine, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstr. 190/52, CH-8057, Zurich, Switzerland
    • Deubler, G.. Institute of Pathology, Reutlingen District Hospitals, Steinenbergstr. 31, 72764, Reutlingen, Germany
    Type de document
    • Postprint
    Langue
    • Anglais
    Publié dans
    • International Journal of Legal Medicine, 2009, vol. 123, no. 6, p. 509-512. Springer-Verlag
    Autre version électronique
    Identifiant OAI-PMH
    • oai:doc.rero.ch:319732
    Summary
    In the case described, a completely uncomplicated pregnancy ended with a fatal outcome. Intrauterine fetal death, which was diagnosed prepartum at 40weeks of gestation, was caused by hemorrhage of the fetus into the amniotic fluid following rupture of the umbilical vein at the site of furcate insertion of the umbilical cord. This insertion anomaly accompanied by rupture of a vessel occurs only very rarely but represents a placental cause of an abrupt and unpredicted end of a pregnancy. Although this process involved trauma, from a medico-legal point of view, there was no sign of external impact and death could, therefore, be classified as natural