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Late Intrauterine fetal death (IUFD) is defined as fetal death in utero after 24 completed weeks of pregnancy of a singleton fetus. Stillbirth is defined as a baby delivered with no signs of life known to have died after 24 completed weeks of pregnancy.
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Das, D., Patel, N. (2022). Management of the Woman with an Intrauterine Fetal Death (IUFD). In: Fernando, R., Sultan, P., Phillips, S. (eds) Quick Hits in Obstetric Anesthesia. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-72487-0_4
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