Sudden intrauterine death associated with furcate insertion of the umbilical cord
Patrick Laberke & G Deubler
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abstract
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In the case described, a completely uncomplicated pregnancy ended
with a fatal outcome. Intrauterine fetal death, which was diagnosed
prepartum at 40 weeks 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.
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citation
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Laberke P, Deubler G. Sudden intrauterine death associated with
furcate insertion of the umbilical cord. Int J Legal Med 2008;
123:509-12.
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type
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journal paper/review (English)
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date of publishing
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26-11-2008
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journal title
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Int J Legal Med (123/6)
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ISSN electronic
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1437-1596
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pages
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509-12
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PubMed
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19034477
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DOI
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10.1007/s00414-008-0295-6
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