INFANTICIDE & LIVE BIRTH
| A | 20 days | |
| B |
28 days |
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| C |
20 weeks |
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| D |
28 weeks |
After which of the following gestational age is a dead baby said to be a still born ?
| A |
20 days |
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| B |
28 days |
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| C |
20 weeks |
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| D |
28 weeks |
The term stillborn refers to the death of a fetus after 28 weeks of gestation or death of a fetus weighing 1000gms.
Macerated foetus indicates :
| A |
Dead born |
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| B |
Still born |
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| C |
Live born |
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| D |
lUGR |
A i.e. Dead born
A dead born foetus does not have
| A |
Rigor mortis at birth |
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| B |
Adipocere formation |
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| C |
Maceration |
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| D |
Mummification |
B i.e. Adipocere formation
Still born child is defined by –
| A |
> 20 wks |
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| B |
> 24 wks |
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| C |
> 28 wks |
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| D |
> 32 wks |
Ans. is ‘c’ i.e., >28 wks
“Still birth” includes death of a fetus weighing 1000 gm or more and this is equivalent to 28 weeks of gestation.
Spalding sign indicates:
March 2003
| A |
Stillborn child |
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| B |
Live born child |
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| C |
Dead born child |
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| D |
Viable child |
Ans. C i.e. Dead born child
Spalding sign is seen in:
AI 06; CMC (Ludhiana) 10
| A |
Abortion |
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| B |
Stillbirth |
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| C |
Intrauterine death |
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| D |
Infanticide |
Ans. Intrauterine death
Rigor mortis in fetus at birth can be seen in ‑
| A |
Dead born |
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| B |
Still born |
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| C |
Superfoetation |
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| D |
Superfecundation |
Ans. is ‘a’ i.e., Dead born
Signs of dead born (intrauterine death : IUD) are (i) Rigor mortis at birth, (ii) Maceration, (iii)Putrefaction, and (iv) Mummification.
