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Bookmark or Share- What are the risks of preeclampsia & eclampsia to the fetus?Lack of oxygen and nutrients, which can impair fetal growth; Preterm birth; Stillbirth if placental abruption (separation of the placenta from the uterine wall) leads to heavy bleeding in the mother; Infant death (Visit the Preeclampsia Foundation for current figures)
- What Are the Causes of and Risks for Pregnancy Loss (Before 20 ... - NICHDPregnancy loss may occur for many reasons, and sometimes the cause remains unknown even after additional tests are completed. Possible Causes Pregnancy loss often happens when a pregnancy doesn't develop normally. In many cases, miscarriages result from a problem with the chromosomes in the fetus.1 The number of chromosomes the fetus has—too many or too few—can affect survival. Other ...
- What are the risk factors for stillbirth? - NICHDFetal and perinatal mortality: United States, 2013. National Vital Statistics Reports, 64(8). Retrieved ...
- Stillbirth - NICHD - Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child ...Fetal genetic problems and congenital anomalies, such as the neural tube defect anencephaly, in which most or all of the fetal brain and skull fails to develop. 2, 3; Infection in the pregnant person, in the womb, in the placenta, or in the fetus. Stillbirths from Escherichia coli, group B streptococcus, and enterococcus were most common ...
- Pregnancy Loss (Before 20 Weeks of Pregnancy) - NICHDPregnancy loss is the unexpected loss of a fetus before the 20th week of pregnancy. It is sometimes called miscarriage, early pregnancy loss, mid-trimester pregnancy loss, fetal demise, or spontaneous abortion. Health care providers use a different term—stillbirth—to describe the loss of a fetus after 20 weeks of pregnancy.
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