Tabel 2.
Cause of death & placental pathology.
| 2020 (12) | 2019 (12) | 2018 (9) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autopsy performed | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| Cause of Deatha | |||
| FVMb | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| MVMc | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TTTS (pair)d | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Cytomegalovirus infection | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Acute chorioamnionitis | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Meconium aspiration | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cord obstruction | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cord rupture | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Acute abruption | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Chronic abruption | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Gastroschisis | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Autosomal trisomies | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Chronic vilitis | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Unknown/Undetermined | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Placental Pathology (performed in all cases) | |||
| MVMc | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| FVMb | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| VUE (HG)e | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Cytomegalovirus placentitits | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Meconium aspiration | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Acute chorioamnionitis | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hypo-coiled cord | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Umbilical cord rupture | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Histiocytic intervillositis | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Massive perivillous fibrin deposition | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trophoblast necrosis | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Normal | 0 | 0 | 1 |
a
Cause of death determined by gross pathologic exam and/or autopsy.
b
FVM: Fetal vascular malperfusion, any grade.
c
MVM: Maternal vascular malperfusion, defined as 2 or more features from: placental hypoplasia, accelerated villous maturation, distal villous hypoplasia, decidual arteriopathy, placental infarcts, or increased perivillous fibrin.
d
TTTS: Twin-twin transfusion syndrome.
e
VUE-HG: Villitis of unknown etiology- high grade.