title: [Infectious causes of intrauterine fetal death].
abstract: We have done retrospective analysis of stillbirth. The aim of our study was to investigate specific role of infections in stillbirth on the basis of archival data of Acad. Chachava Research Institute of Perinatal Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology. In 768 cases of stillbirth over a period 2000-2004, in 591 cases occurred intrauterine fetal death (IFD) (77%). In 85% of cases it was related to the preterm labor. Most frequently IFD occurred in relation to the congenital fetal malformations (24.4%). In 12.1% of cases the cause of the structural anomalies in fetuses was unknown. Infectious pathology occurred in 17.1% of cases and in 15.4%--preeclampsia. Significantly high percent are related to the unknown reasons that lead to the IFD (34.3%). Study addressing the risk factors of the intrauterine fetal death IFD revealed that odds ratio (OR) is the most high for fetal malformation--36.34; for preeclampsia--5.15; for infectious pathology--10.93; so it holds the third place after the fetal maldevelopment and preeclampsia.
authors.forename: N D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Pkhaladz
authors.forename: I D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Mamamtavrishvili
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000382:microbiology*; D005846:Georgia (Republic) / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D050497:Stillbirth / Q000453:epidemiology*