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Question 637
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Foetal intrauterine death
Question Stem
According to the CEMACH definition, foetal intrauterine death is death in utero from which gestation onwards?
Options
A
20 weeks
B
24 weeks
C
28 weeks
D
Only when fetal weight is at least 500 g
E
Only after the onset of labour
Explanation
CEMACH defines foetal intrauterine death as death in utero from 24 weeks onwards.
Option Validity
A) The CEMACH definition applies from 24 weeks onwards, not 20 weeks.
C) The threshold is 24 weeks onwards, not 28 weeks.
D) The definition is based on gestational age from 24 weeks, not a 500 g weight threshold.
E) The definition is death in utero from 24 weeks onwards and is not dependent on labour having started.
Further Reading
Saxena MRCOG-1 Basic Sciences — Principles of Clinical Practice, printed p. 7.