A comprehensive classification system for preterm birth requires expanded gestational
boundaries that recognize the early origins of preterm parturition and emphasize fetal …

Stillbirth rates in high-income countries declined dramatically from about 1940, but this
decline has slowed or stalled over recent times. The present variation in stillbirth rates …

Abstract (See the editorial commentary by Pereira, on pages 1510–2.) Background. Human
cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the most common congenital infection in developed countries and …

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Background: Intrauterine fetal demise (IUFD) is an unpredictable and challenging obstetric
complication. Its etiology is multifactorial with more than 60% attributed to the placental …

El síndrome de muerte fetal se define como la muerte del feto que se presenta después de
la semana 20 de gestación, en ausencia de trabajo de parto instaurado. Constituye un …

Africa has the highest number of pregnant women with human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV). In some studies, HIV has been associated with adverse perinatal outcomes. However …

Objective. To determine the leading causes of perinatal deaths and to evaluate any
changes, with the inclusion of placental histology. Method. At perinatal mortality meetings …

The authors present a case of stillbirth in which histologic examination of the placenta
provides the opportunity to make a definitive diagnosis of a death due to fetal thrombotic …

Introduction: The aim of this paper was to provide an in-depth analysis of all stillbirth
causation over a period of 10 years in a busy maternity unit located in a socioeconomically …