INTRAUTERINE FETAL DEMISE

Course overview

STILLBIRTH HAS MANY CAUSES: INTRAPARTUM COMPLICATIONS, HYPERTENSION, DIABETES, INFECTION, CONGENITAL AND GENETIC ABNORMALITIES, PLACENTAL DYSFUNCTION, AND PREGNANCY CONTINUING BEYOND FORTY WEEKS. IT IS A CATASTROPHIC EVENT WITH LASTING CONSEQUENCES ON ALL OF SOCIETY. WE NEED TO LEARN MORE ABOUT WHY STILLBIRTHS OCCUR TO HELP THOSE IMPACTED DEAL WITH GRIEF AND, MORE IMPORTANTLY, PREPARE TO REDUCE STILLBIRTH RISK IN SUBSEQUENT PREGNANCIES. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM'S ROLE IN EVALUATING, MANAGING, AND IMPROVING CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS DIAGNOSIS.