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It cannot survive outside the womb, but also cannot survive inside the womb after maternal death. In this case, there is no way to save the fetus but performing a hysterotomy can save the woman. [4] Conversely, if the fetus has reached the point of viability, a prompt birth via Caesarean section offers the best chance of survival. [4]
Coffin birth, also known as postmortem fetal extrusion, [1] [2] is the expulsion of a nonviable fetus through the vaginal opening of the decomposing body of a deceased pregnant woman due to increasing pressure from intra-abdominal gases.
Caesarean section, also known as C-section, cesarean, or caesarean delivery, is the surgical procedure by which one or more babies are delivered through an incision in the mother's abdomen. It is often performed because vaginal delivery would put the mother or child at risk (of paralysis or even death). [ 2 ]
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The state report did not name the patient who died after the C-section at California Hospital Medical Center. Sign up for Essential California, your daily guide to news, views and life in the ...
The court held that the rights of the fetus at or near birth outweighed the rights of Pemberton to determine her own medical care. [27] [28] She was physically forced to stop laboring, and taken to the hospital, where a c-section was performed. [26] Her suit against the hospital was dismissed. [26]
A posthumous birth is the birth of a child after the death of a parent. [1] A person born in these circumstances is called a posthumous child or a posthumously born person . Most instances of posthumous birth involve the birth of a child after the death of its father, but the term is also applied to infants delivered shortly after the death of ...