Citation

Capobianco G, Balata A, Mannazzu MC, Oggiano R, Pinna Nossai L, Cherchi PL, Dessole S. Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol. 2008; 198(1): e15-6.

Affiliation

Department of Pharmacology, Gynecology, and Obstetrics, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy. capobia@uniss.it

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.ajog.2007.09.007

PMID

18166293

Abstract

We describe the first case of a perimortem cesarean section on a patient who committed suicide during labor by jumping from the fourth-floor window of the labor ward. The cesarean section was performed 30 minutes after the death of the woman, and a child of 3037 g was born with an Apgar score of 0 at 1 minute. Today, 4 years later, the baby is well and has no apparent neurological problems.

Language: en