dead fetus syndrome

dead fetus syndrome,

a condition in which the fetus has died but has remained in the uterus for some time. The condition leads to a blood coagulation disorder and disseminated intravascular coagulation, and the eventual delivery is usually accompanied by massive bleeding. See also disseminated intravascular coagulation.

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dead fetus syndrome

Macerated fetus syndrome Obstetrics The clinical complex due to intrauterine death of a gestational product, with retention of a fetus for > 48 hrs–missed labor, occurring after the 20^th wk of pregnancy Management In the US, generally await spontaneous onset of labor for up to 2 wks, then induce labor barring fetal or maternal dystocia, with either PGE₂ in a vaginal or cervical gel, or oxytocin Complication DIC