[Umbilical cord complication as the cause for intrauterine death]

The general set of problems is discussed with reference to 3 stillbirths due to complications caused by the umbilical cord. As far as data and information on cases within this clinic are concerned, out of total of 149 dead births per 13369 births, in 12 cases (8,1%) there is definite evidence of the interrelation between complications with the umbilical cord and intra-uterine fetal death. With another 7 cases (4,7%) an interrelation is likely to be there.