Patient's question:
Pregnant for more than seven months, fetal demise, felt the fetus was not moving and went to the hospital, diagnosed with fetal demise. No symptoms appeared before the fetal demise.Doctor's answer:
Hello, the probability of fetal demise decreases after the third month of pregnancy. However, if the fetus has significant organ malformations, or if there are abnormalities in your placenta, such as cord knotting or torsion leading to reduced blood supply to the fetus, it can result in intrauterine fetal demise. The primary symptom you will notice is a sudden decrease in fetal movement, from frequent to rare to complete cessation.Recommendations:
1. You should consider undergoing an induction of labor as soon as possible. Prolonged fetal demise can lead to coagulation disorders.
2. You can choose to have the deceased fetus sent for an autopsy to determine the exact cause of death.