Neonatal Perforation of the Colon

maternal cardiac activity through the scalp electrode attached to a dead fetus has been documented.41 s A search for the fetal heart tones with ultrasound* was unsuccessful. The patient was delivered of a fresh 3,374 gram female stillborn infant through the vagina 16 hours after admission. There were no visible abnormalities of the fetus, cord, or placenta. Postmortem examination revealed only anoxic damage to the brain.