intrauterine fetal death
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Clinical manifestations
- disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)
- often not clinically apparent for 3-4 weeks after fetal death & > 5 weeks in 35% of patients
- spontaneous labor generally occurs with 2 weeks
Management
induction of labor & delivery
More general terms
References
- ↑ Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998