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Why fetus die at 8 weeks?

Updated: 10/6/2023
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Fetal demise can occur and at any gestational age, and even after an autopsy is preformed some parents never get the answer they desperately need. Sometimes it's related to umbilical cord accidents, other times it may be genetics. However the majority of fetal demise or stillbirths are never fully understood. Please support research for stillbirth and sudden infant death.

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Sometimes they can not find a reason and of 50% of stillbirths they can not find the cause.

- Hard blow to the stomach hitting the baby in the head or cause bleeding either in the fetus or so the placenta get loose so the womb is filled with blood and the fetus suffocate.

- Drugs is also something that can kill a fetus.

- They can get stuck in the umbilical cord and cut of the nutrients.

- Infections that are known to cause stillbirths are toxoplasmosis though it's rare.

- Genetic factors

- Mothers with a history of diabetes and problems with blood pressure.

- Other known causes of stillbirths include problems with the placenta and eclampsia, which causes seizures during pregnancy.

- It can also be severe abnormalities in the babythat contribute to the stillbirth. There have been cases of the membrane that encloses the baby tearing or prematurely rupturing.

- Mothers with German measles or listeriosis have also experinced fetal deaths.

- The blood groups of the mother and the baby do not match. This is called Rhesus factor disease, and women who have this condition must be medically treated to prevent stillbirths.

- Anti-phospholipid Syndrome, which causes the baby to become starved of oxygen and nutrients in the womb. This happens when the placenta fails to provide nutrients due to blood clotting.

- Problems with the placenta are a major factor in stillbirths. The placenta may become detached at an early stage in the pregnancy, causing a lack of blood flow to the fetus.

- Intra-uterine growth retardation (IUGR) is the medical term for the baby failing to achieve full growth in the womb. This condition accounts for at least 5% of all stillbirths.

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When a fetus die during the first trimester it's usually because it's something wrong with it.

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