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Fetal death: Introduction

Fetal death: The sudden unexpected death of a fetus. See detailed information below for a list of 117 causes of Fetal death, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Fetal death listed in Disease Database:

Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible causes of Fetal death as a symptom include:

See full list of 117 causes of Fetal death
- (Source - Diseases Database)

Drug interactions causing Fetal death:

When combined, certain drugs, medications, substances or toxins may react causing Fetal death as a symptom. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.

  • Temazepam and Diphenhydramine interaction
  • Diphenhydramine and Temazepam interaction
  • Acetaminophen-PM and Temazepam interaction
  • AID to Sleep and Temazepam interaction
  • Allerdryl and Temazepam interaction
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Definitions of Fetal death:

Fetal death: death before complete expulsion or extraction from the mo ther of a conceptus, irrespective of the duration of pregnancy. Fetal death is considered early if it takes place in the first 20 weeks of gestation; middle (intermediate) if it takes place from 21-28 weeks of gestation, and late if it takes place after 28 weeks.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Death of the developing young in utero. BIRTH of a dead FETUS is STILLBIRTH.
- (Source - Diseases Database)

Detailed list of causes of Fetal death

The list below shows some of the causes of Fetal death mentioned in various sources:

See full list of 117 causes of Fetal death

How Common are these Causes of Fetal death?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Fetal death. Of the 117 causes of Fetal death that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

  • 0 causes are "very common" diseases
  • 1 causes are "common" diseases
  • 2 causes are "uncommon" diseases
  • 1 causes are "rare" diseases
  • 5 causes are "very rare" diseases
  • 110 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 117 causes of Fetal death

Conditions listing symptoms: Fetal death:

The following list of conditions have 'Fetal death' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

A

  • Alpha thalassemia ... fetal death
  • Amelia, autosomal recessive ... fetal death
  • Anencephaly and spina bifida X-linked ... fetal death
  • Anophthalmia - hypothalamo-pituitary insufficiency ... fetal death
  • Anophthalmia - hypyothalamo-pituitary insufficiency ... fetal death
  • Anorectal atresia ... fetal death
  • Antiphospholipid syndrome ... fetal death
  • Aorto-ventricular tunnel ... fetal death
  • Atresia of urethra ... fetal death

    B

  • Bilateral renal agenesis dominant type ... fetal death

    C

  • Chondrodysplasia punctata lethal neonatal ... fetal death
  • Classical Potter syndrome ... fetal death
  • Congenital cardiovascular malformations ... fetal death

    D

  • Dennis-Fairhurst-Moore syndrome ... fetal death

    E

  • Exencephaly ... fetal death

    F

  • Fetal parainfluenza virus type 3 ... fetal death
  • Finnish lethal neonatal metabolic syndrome ... fetal death

    G

  • Gaucher disease - perinatal lethal form ... fetal death
  • Greenberg dysplasia ... fetal death

    H

  • HEM dysplasia ... fetal death

    L

  • Lethal arthrogryposis with anterior horn cell disease ... fetal death
  • Lethal arthrogryposis with anterior horn cell disease (LAAHD) ... fetal death
  • Lethal congenital contracture syndrome (LCCS) ... fetal death
  • Lethal congenital contracture syndrome 1 ... fetal death

    N

  • Nephrotic syndrome ocular anomalies ... fetal death

    O

  • Oral facial digital syndrome, type 4 ... fetal death

    P

  • Perinatal-lethal Gaucher disease ... fetal death
  • Placenta conditions ... fetal death
  • Potter syndrome type 2 ... fetal death

    R

  • Renal adysplasia dominant type ... fetal death

    S

  • Samson-Viljoen syndrome ... fetal death
  • Seckel-like syndrome, Majoor-Krakauer type ... fetal death
  • Septic abortion ... fetal death

    T

  • TORCH Syndrome ... fetal death
  • Trisomy 12 mosaicism ... fetal death
  • Trisomy 13 mosaicism ... fetal death
  • Trisomy 18 mosaicism ... fetal death
  • Trisomy 4 mosaicism ... fetal death

    U

  • Urophathy distal obstructive polydactyly ... fetal death

    Y

  • Young syndrome ... fetal death

    Conditions listing complications: Fetal death:

    The following list of conditions have 'Fetal death' or similar listed as a complication in our database. The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear, and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

    A

  • Abruptio Placentae ... fetal death
  • Anemia of pregnancy ... fetal death
  • Antepartum Eclampsia ... fetal death
  • Arthrogryposis due to muscular dystrophy ... fetal death
  • Atelosteogenesis, type 1 ... fetal death

    C

  • Cardioencephalomyopathy fatal infantile due to cytochrome c oxidase deficiency ... fetal death
  • Cardiomyopathy, fatal fetal, due to myocardial calcification ... fetal death
  • Chromosome 1, Partial Trisomy ... fetal death
  • Chromosome 1, pter-p36 ... fetal death
  • Chromosome 14 trisomy ... fetal death
  • Chromosome 16q, partial duplication ... fetal death
  • Chromosome 22, trisomy ... fetal death
  • Craniorachischisis ... fetal death

    D

  • Dandy-Walker variant ... fetal death
  • Diaphragmatic hernia, congenital ... fetal death
  • Duplication 13 ... fetal death

    E

  • Eclampsia ... fetal death
  • Enterovirus antenatal infection ... fetal death

    F

  • Fetal aminopterin syndrome ... fetal death
  • Fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia ... fetal death
  • Fetal Growth Retardation ... fetal death

    G

  • Generalized pustular psoriasis of pregnancy ... fetal death

    H

  • HELLP syndrome ... fetal death
  • Hermaphroditism ... fetal death
  • Hypertension of pregnancy ... fetal death

    I

  • Intrapartum Eclampsia ... fetal death

    J

  • Jugular lymphatic obstruction sequence ... fetal death

    M

  • Miscarriage ... fetal death
  • Multiple pterygium syndrome lethal type ... fetal death

    N

  • Nemaline myopathy 2 ... fetal death
  • Nemaline myopathy 3 ... fetal death

    P

  • Parvovirus antenatal infection ... fetal death
  • Posterior valve, urethra ... fetal death
  • Pregnancy toxemia /hypertension ... fetal death

    R

  • Rh Disease ... fetal death
  • Rubella virus antenatal infection ... fetal death

    S

  • Slap-cheek syndrome ... fetal death
  • Spondylo-humero-femoral dysplasia ... fetal death

    T

  • Transplacental infections ... fetal death
  • Triosephosphate isomerase 1 ... fetal death
  • Trisomy 20 mosaicism ... fetal death

    U

  • Urethral obstruction sequence ... fetal death

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  • Causes of Fetal death Based on Risk Factors

    This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Fetal death based on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:

  • Travel - has the patient travelled recently?
  • Diabetes - history of diabetes or family history of diabetes?

    What are the alternative names for Fetal death:

    Foetal mortality, Stillbirth, Intrauterine death
    - (Source - Diseases Database)

    Classifications of Fetal death:

    Medical Conditions associated with Fetal death:

    Death (299 causes)

    Symptoms related to Fetal death:

    Childbirth (537 causes), Stillbirth (102 causes), Premature birth, Achondrogenesis type 1B, Achondrogenesis, Type 1A, Atelosteogenesis type 1, Bloom's syndrome, Chagas' disease, Chorioamnionitis, Chromosome 13 trisomy syndrome, Chromosome 18 trisomy syndrome, De la Chapelle dysplasia

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