Analysis of fetal death in utero

Abstract

Background: In uterus fetal death is the fetal death occurring after 22 weeks of pregnancy or 500 g birth weight if the term is unknown or corrected. The global prevalence of fetal death in uterus from 28 Weeks or fetal weight greater than 1000 g is estimated to be around 2%, with the average around 5 per 1000 births in high-income countries. Aim & Objective: 1. Analysis of fetal death in utero.2. Study of risk factors of fetal death in utero. Methods: Cross sectional Study, Study setting: Department of OBGY Rohilkhand Medical College and Hospital Bareilly. Study duration: 10 November 2022 to 11 November 2023. Study population: All the cases with fetal uterine death as per WHO definition and those who give consent were included in the study. Sample size: 100. Results: Majority of cases from 20-35 years group 72%, 96% pregnant women gave birth naturally and 4% delivered by caesarean section. Majority of cases
etiology was PIH 38% followed by unknown cause. Conclusions: In uterus fetal deaths remain common in our country. The main causes were hypertension disorders of pregnancy. There were also some unknown causes which could be related to economic or cultural reasons. For  instance, autopsies of in uterus deaths and placental anatomopathology examination are not performed because of culture