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==External exam== | ==External exam== | ||
Post-mortem changes with intrauterine death | ===Post-mortem changes=== | ||
Sequences of changes with intrauterine death:<ref name=Ref_HospAuto191>{{Ref HospAuto|191}}</ref> | |||
*Normal ~0-12 hours. | *Normal ~0-12 hours. | ||
*Skin blistering - usu. prominent on head ~12-48 hours. | *Skin blistering - usu. prominent on head ~12-48 hours. | ||
*Moderate skin separation (sloughing) - usu. hands & feet ~48-72 hours | *Moderate skin separation (sloughing) - usu. hands & feet ~48-72 hours | ||
*Massive skin separation and loosing of symphysis menti (midline mandible), symphysis pubis ~72+ hours. | *Massive skin separation and loosing of symphysis menti (midline mandible), symphysis pubis ~72+ hours. | ||
===Common measures<ref name=Ref_HospAuto196>{{Ref HospAuto|196}}</ref>=== | |||
*Body mass (weight). | |||
*Crown-to-heel length. | |||
*Crown-to-rump length. | |||
*Occipito-frontal circumference. | |||
*Chest circumference. | |||
*Abdominal circumference. | |||
==Routinue sections== | ==Routinue sections== | ||