Sudden, unforeseen fetal death in a woman being treated for premature labor. A case report.
Intrapartum death of a normal fetus is rare and usually is preceded by an ominous fetal heart rate pattern. The sudden, unexpected intrapartum death of a monitored premature fetus occurred in a woman being treated for premature labor with betamethasone and terbutaline. The cause of the event has remained obscure.
D000328:Adult; D001623:Betamethasone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000209:etiology*; D005318:Fetal Heart / Q000503:physiopathology; D005323:Fetal Monitoring; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature / Q000188:drug therapy; D011247:Pregnancy; D013726:Terbutaline / Q000627:therapeutic use
D001623:Betamethasone; D013726:Terbutaline