Perimortem cesarean delivery 30 minutes after a laboring patient jumped from a fourth-floor window: baby survives and is normal at age 4 years.

Capobianco, Giampiero; Balata, Antonio; Mannazzu, Maria Chiara; Oggiano, Rita; Pinna Nossai, Loreta; Cherchi, Pier Luigi; Dessole, Salvatore · Am J Obstet Gynecol · 2008

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

We describe the first case of a perimortem cesarean section on a patient who committed suicide during labor by jumping from the fourth-floor window of the labor ward. The cesarean section was performed 30 minutes after the death of the woman, and a child of 3037 g was born with an Apgar score of 0 at 1 minute. Today, 4 years later, the baby is well and has no apparent neurological problems.

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