Symptoms of stillbirth in four months of pregnancy

Every woman will encounter many situations during pregnancy. She should pay attention to her body during pregnancy to prevent problems with the baby in her belly, which may even cause infertility. Stillbirth can also occur, whether in the early or late pregnancy, but it will be accompanied by some symptoms. So what are the symptoms of stillbirth in four months of pregnancy?

After 20 weeks of pregnancy, the death of the fetus in the uterus is called stillbirth, or intrauterine fetal death. The death of a fetus during childbirth is called stillbirth, which is also a type of fetal death. Since about half of stillbirths have no symptoms during pregnancy, most parents are completely unaware that they have lost their fetus.

  Symptoms of stillbirth in 4 months of pregnancy : 1. Fetal movement stops, fetal heart rate disappears, and the uterus stops expanding.

2. The fundus of the uterus and abdominal circumference shrink, and the feeling of breast distension disappears and shrinks.

3. If the fetus remains still for too long, it may cause the expectant mother to feel general fatigue, loss of appetite, abdominal distension, postpartum hemorrhage or disseminated intravascular coagulation. About 80% of fetal death are delivered naturally within 2-3 weeks. If the fetus is still not expelled 3 weeks after death, the degenerative placental tissue releases thromboplastin into the maternal blood circulation, activating coagulation factors in the blood vessels and easily causing disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). If the fetus dies in utero for more than 4 weeks, the chance of DIC increases, which can cause severe bleeding during delivery.

  Causes of stillbirth : 1. Placental and umbilical cord factors: such as placenta previa, placental abruption, vasa previa, acute chorioamnionitis, velamentous adhesion of the umbilical cord, umbilical cord knotting, umbilical cord prolapse, umbilical cord around the neck, etc., massive placental bleeding or umbilical cord abnormalities, leading to fetal hypoxia.

  2. Fetal factors : such as severe fetal malformation, fetal growth restriction, twin-twin transfusion syndrome, fetal infection, serious genetic diseases, maternal-fetal blood type incompatibility, etc.

  3. Factors related to pregnant women : severe pregnancy complications, such as gestational hypertension, antiphospholipid antibody syndrome, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, shock caused by various reasons, etc. Local factors in the uterus, such as excessive uterine tension or strong contraction, uterine malformation, uterine rupture, etc., can cause local ischemia and affect the placenta and fetus.