Premature detachment of the placenta due to kicks to the lower abdomen

An 18-year-old woman in an advanced stage of pregnancy was admitted to hospital for gynaecological emergency treatment with pain after kicks to the lower abdomen. Premature detachment of the placenta was diagnosed and an immediate Caesarian section was performed. Although the newborn was resuscitate...

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Published in:	Archiv fur Kriminologie Vol. 218; no. 3-4; p. 100
Main Authors:	Schalinski, Sarah, Schäfer, Hansjörg, Matschke, Jakob, Schulz, Friedrich
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	German
Published:	Germany 01-09-2006
Subjects:	Abdominal Injuries - complications Abdominal Injuries - diagnosis Abruptio Placentae - etiology Abruptio Placentae - physiopathology Adolescent Cause of Death Domestic Violence - legislation & jurisprudence Expert Testimony - legislation & jurisprudence Female Fetal Death - etiology Fetal Death - pathology Humans Infant, Newborn Male Placenta - pathology Pregnancy Prenatal Injuries - etiology Prenatal Injuries - pathology Spouse Abuse - legislation & jurisprudence Wounds, Nonpenetrating - complications Wounds, Nonpenetrating - diagnosis
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Summary:	An 18-year-old woman in an advanced stage of pregnancy was admitted to hospital for gynaecological emergency treatment with pain after kicks to the lower abdomen. Premature detachment of the placenta was diagnosed and an immediate Caesarian section was performed. Although the newborn was resuscitated at once by the medical team, it died two days later in the paediatric hospital from multiorgan failure. The autopsy results together with the pathological findings of the palcenta proved the causal context between the kicks, the premature detachment of the placenta and the hypoxia requiring postnatal resuscitation, so that the perpetrator was found guilty.
ISSN:	0003-9225