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Fetal death
the death of a fetus at any time prior to birth.
Infant death
the death of a child under one year of age due to natural and unnatural causes.
Child abuse
maltreatment of a child for sexual and nonsexual purposes.
Fetal death
the death of a fetus at any time prior to birth
Infant death
the death of a child under one year of age due to natural and unnatural causes
Child abuse
maltreatment of a child for sexual and nonsexual purposes
Infanticide
defined as the deliberate, unlawful, destruction of a child under the age of one year, by an act of omission or act of commission
Viable child
a fetus, which has completed of 210 days (7 months) of intrauterine life (IUL) and is capable of leading a separate existence after birth
Plaquet's test
In this test, the weight of the lung and body weight are compared
Hydrostatic test
Floatation test
Macerated fetus
It is a state of aseptic autolysis occurring after the intrauterine death of a fetus
Acts of omission
This includes, not doing certain things necessary for an infant
Acts of commission
This includes doing certain deliberate acts resulting in the death of the infant
Prolonged labor
Here the fetus dies in the uterus due to certain maternal causes such as the contracted pelvis, cephalopelvic disproportion, etc
Precipitate labor
Here the fetus dies at delivery
Foeticide
a unique form of violence killing of a fetus, before being born
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
a condition in which apparently healthy infants are found dead without any signs or symptoms that would have enabled such an event to be predicted, and on postmortem examination, there is insufficient pathology to explain their death satisfactorily
Autobeverage syndrome
The enzymatic content in the stomach converts the milk into alcohol, resulting in alcohol poisoning
Overlaying
If the mother has a habit of feeding her baby lying on the cot, there is every possibility that mother may overlie the baby, breast of the mother may press the face of the infant, resulting in smothering and death
Shaken infant syndrome
Violent shaking as a part of playing with the kid may produce intracranial haemorrhage due to hyperextension or hyperflexion
Infanticide
defined as the deliberate, unlawful, destruction of a child under the age of one year, by an act of omission or act of commission.
Viable child
A fetus, which has completed of 210 days (7 months) of intrauterine life (IUL) and is capable of leading a separate existence after birth.
live born
A child is considered ______, if any of its parts is out of the mother's reproductive passage, though it has not breathed or is completely born.
stillborn
A_____ is one who is born after 28 weeks (IU age) of pregnancy, and it did not show any signs of life, at any time after being completely born. In this, the fetus was alive in the uterus but dies in the birth canal after the birth process has initiated.
dead-born
A _____ child is one which had died in the uterus before the birth process started and shows rigor mortis, maceration, or mummification at birth.
Macerated fetus
It is a state of aseptic autolysis occurring after the intrauterine death of a fetus.
Acts of omission
This includes, not doing certain things necessary for an infant.
Acts of commission
This includes doing certain deliberate acts resulting in the death of the infant.
Prolonged labor
Here the fetus dies in the uterus due to certain maternal causes such as the contracted pelvis, cephalopelvic disproportion, etc.
Precipitate labor
Here the fetus dies at delivery. The victim is usually a newborn infant, alleged to have died in the toilet, bathroom, etc.
Cord around the neck
During the delivery of a fetus the umbilical cord gets wound around the neck accidentally, resulting in death due to asphyxia, the cord acting like a ligature of hanging or strangulation.
Feticide
a unique form of violence killing of a fetus, before being born.
It refers to total destruction of a female fetus.
This is an atrocity against females and is actively being promoted by the sex determination clinics.
Battered baby syndrome
A clinical condition in young children usually under three years of age, who have received nonaccidental violence or injury, on one or more occasions at the hands of an adult, a parent, guardian, or foster parent.
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
A condition in which apparently healthy infants are found dead without any signs or symptoms that would have enabled such an event to be predicted, and on postmortem examination, there is insufficient pathology to explain their death satisfactorily.
Auto-beverage syndrome
The enzymatic content in the stomach converts the milk into alcohol, resulting in alcohol poisoning.
Overlaying
If the mother has a habit of feeding her baby lying on the cot, there is every possibility that the mother may overlie the baby, the breast of the mother may press the face of the infant, resulting in smothering and death.
Shaken infant syndrome
Violent shaking as a part of playing with the kid may produce intracranial hemorrhage due to hyperextension or hyperflexion.
Reflex Anal Dilation Test
the reflexive dilation of the human anus to a diameter greater than two centimeters in response to the parting of the buttocks or anal stimulation, such as brushing with a medical instrument.
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