Severe fetal asphyxia associated with neuropathology.
Studies of fetal monkeys and lambs have demonstrated the association between a single prolonged episode of severe fetal hypoxia and the occurrence of neurologic abnormality. This case represents a single episode of fetal hypoxia with severe metabolic acidosis at delivery accounting for neurologic abnormality on postmortem examination that closely parallels the results of experimental studies.
Low
J A
JA
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
Ludwin
S K
SK
Fisher
S
S
D000138:Acidosis / Q000150:complications; D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005311:Fetal Hypoxia / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy