Intrauterine Foetal Death and Its Probable Causes: Two Years Experience in Dhulikhel Hospital – Kathmandu University Hospital

Abstract

Background

A retrospective study to evaluate etiological factors associated with intrauterine fetal death at tertiary referral centre

“…Study by Tariq et al 12 had not found any association between parity and gestational age. Maximum IUFD cases were belonged to 21-25 years (35.2%), same as study by Patel S et al 10 while Tamarkar SR 13 had reported higher stillbirth associated with increasing maternal age.…”

“…Study by Anjali C et al 8 Of all IUFD in our study 82.35% delivered were fresh and only 17.64% were macerated. Tamarkar SR 13 had observed majority of stillborn to be non-dysmorphic. We observed 56.86% male and 43.33% female babies and previous studies also suggested that male fetuses are more likely to suffer from antenatal hypoxia (ante-or intra-partum).…”

A study on clinical characteristics of gestational diabetes mellitus associated with intrauterine fetal death

“…Gestational diabetes may be associated with an increased risk of macrosomia, congenital malformations, birth trauma and neonatal metabolic abnormalities 6,7 and still births. 8 Similarly, in the present study intrauterine death was observed in 12.5 % of the gestational diabetics. Further in this study we compared the baseline characteristics and renal parameters between gestational diabetics with normal fetus and gestational diabetics with intrauterine fetal death.…”

“…Tamrakar et al 8 have observed strong positive association between body mass index and still birth. However in the present study body mass index of gestational diabetics with intrauterine fetal death did not differ significantly compared to gestational diabetics with normal fetus.…”

Analysis of risk factors of stillbirth: a hospital based study in a tertiary care centre

“…Nayak SR reported that 58% cases autopsy added significantly to the diagnosis. 13 Preterm stillbirth with gestational age between 28-37 weeks was 114 (43%).Various studies have shown various incidence of prematurity in cases of stillbirth 44.4% ,34.05% 15,17 Prematurity was the cause or effect of fetal death was not evident in all cases.…”