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

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

Giampiero Capobianco  1 , Antonio Balata, Maria Chiara Mannazzu, Rita Oggiano, Loreta Pinna Nossai, Pier Luigi Cherchi, Salvatore Dessole
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Perimortem cesarean delivery 30 minutes after a laboring patient jumped from a fourth-floor window: baby survives and is normal at age 4 years

Giampiero Capobianco et al. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2008 Jan.

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.

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