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Re: UNEXPLAINED PREMATURE 32 WEEK BIRTHS ENDING IN DEATH

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 20 Jul 2000 21:26:13 -0500 (CDT)

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In reply to: jennifer: "UNEXPLAINED PREMATURE 32 WEEK BIRTHS ENDING IN DEATH"

At Thu, 20 Jul 2000, jennifer wrote: >
>In 1999 I had two births, one January 8th and the other December 7th.
>Both were born pre-term at 32 weeks and both died approximately one week
>after birth. The babies were boys the first child had physical
>abnormalities. The doctors thought he had Pena Shokier Syndrome,
>however the autopsy(after a year) concluded it was not. The following
>are some of the similarities each child had: increase amniotic fluid,
>decreased fetal tone, decreased fetal movement, and hypoplastic lungs.
>The second child had a cerebroventricular hemmorhage 3 or 4. We don't
>know what the cause is and we want to have more children. Also to note
>is that I had a child previous to my current marriage. Please, if you
>can help or know where we could go for assistance, reply.

Since it happened twice with many similarities, a genetic cause would be high on my list. It might be a good idea to have a consult with a geneticist, prior to another pregnancy. Sometimes, there are things that can be done, but you have to know what the problem is first.

RDB

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