title: Six cases of massive feto-maternal bleeding causing intra-uterine fetal death.
abstract: Six patients in whom intra-uterine fetal death (IUFD) near term resulted from massive feto-maternal hemorrhage are reported. Two of the mothers were Rh-negative, which necessitated the administration of large volumes of anti-D. In order to detect such patients, the Kleihauer-Betke test should be performed in all cases of IUFD of unknown etiology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Karolinska sjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Marions
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Thomassen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D005331:Fetomaternal Transfusion / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008423:Maternal Age; D011247:Pregnancy; D018566:Pregnancy, High-Risk; D012204:Rh-Hr Blood-Group System; D013548:Sweden / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D012204:Rh-Hr Blood-Group System