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C Behera¹, Ravi Rautji, T D Dogra

¹Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology AIIMS, New Delhi 110029, India.

Forensic Science International

|February 28, 2007

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A woman died by suicide by hanging during childbirth. Remarkably, she successfully delivered a healthy baby boy during the process, a rare documented event.

Area of Science:

Forensic pathology
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Psychiatry

Background:

A 23-year-old primigravida woman was in labor.
Her husband left to seek assistance for the delivery.
The woman bolted the door from inside her house.

Observation:

The woman was found deceased by hanging.
A live, healthy male newborn was found on the ground.
The umbilical cord was intact, and the placenta remained in the uterus.

Findings:

The woman successfully delivered a healthy baby during suicide by hanging.
This represents a potentially unprecedented case of live birth concurrent with maternal suicide by this method.

Implications:

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Highlights the complex interplay between extreme psychological distress and physiological processes during childbirth.
Underscores the critical need for immediate mental health support for pregnant individuals, especially during labor.
Raises questions about the physiological mechanisms allowing for fetal survival during maternal suicide by hanging.