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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF FORENSIC MEDICINE AND PATHOLOGY
Volume 41, Issue 3, Pages 234-237Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/PAF.0000000000000556
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decapitation; birth-related trauma; fetus; medical malpractice; autopsy
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Serious intrapartum fetal injuries are unfortunate events that confer severe consequences on medical personnel. Most birth traumas are noncritical and resolve for a few days. Permanent effects or fatal outcomes occur infrequently. We report an unusual case of intrapartum complete fetal decapitation. The labor was complicated by shoulder dystocia, with resultant repeated mechanical trauma to the fetal neck and, finally, decapitation. The tragic results of biological processes in human organisms do not automatically confirm medical malpractice. However, there may be grave ethical and forensic outcomes.
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