Perimortem cesarean delivery 30 minutes after a laboring patient jumped from a fourth-floor window: baby survives and is normal at age 4 years.
We describe the first case of a perimortem cesarean section on a patient who committed suicide during labor by jumping from the fourth-floor window of the labor ward. The cesarean section was performed 30 minutes after the death of the woman, and a child of 3037 g was born with an Apgar score of 0 at 1 minute. Today, 4 years later, the baby is well and has no apparent neurological problems.
Capobianco
Giampiero
G
Department of Pharmacology, Gynecology, and Obstetrics, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy. capobia@uniss.it
Balata
Antonio
A
Mannazzu
Maria Chiara
MC
Oggiano
Rita
R
Pinna Nossai
Loreta
L
Cherchi
Pier Luigi
PL
Dessole
Salvatore
S
D000328:Adult; D001034:Apgar Score; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000379:methods*; D002657:Child Development / Q000502:physiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D013405:Suicide; D013997:Time Factors