Perimortem cesarean delivery 30 minutes after a laboring patient jumped from a fourth-floor window: baby survives and is normal at age 4 years

Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2008 Jan;198(1):e15-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.09.007.

Abstract

We describe the first case of a perimortem cesarean section on a patient who committed suicide during labor by jumping from the fourth-floor window of the labor ward. The cesarean section was performed 30 minutes after the death of the woman, and a child of 3037 g was born with an Apgar score of 0 at 1 minute. Today, 4 years later, the baby is well and has no apparent neurological problems.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Apgar Score
  • Cesarean Section / methods*
  • Child Development / physiology*
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Gestational Age
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Pregnancy
  • Suicide*
  • Time Factors