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BRISK · 10-26-2004, 01:10 AM

Approximately 1 in 2,000 fetuses develop hydrocephalus while in the womb; this is about 5,000 a year in the United States. The defect is not usually discovered until late in the second trimester of pregnancy. If a fetus develops hydrocephalus, the head may expand to a size of up to 250% of the radius of a normal newborn skull, making it impossible for it to pass through the cervix. In such a case, the physician may elect to perform an intact D&X procedure by draining off the fluid from the brain area, collapsing the fetal skull and withdrawing the dead fetus. A caesarian section delivery would allow the safe delivery of a hydrocephalic fetus, but with increased risks to the mother, in comparison to an intact D&X procedure.

10-26-2004, 01:10 AM
BRISK Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,240	Approximately 1 in 2,000 fetuses develop hydrocephalus while in the womb; this is about 5,000 a year in the United States. The defect is not usually discovered until late in the second trimester of pregnancy. If a fetus develops hydrocephalus, the head may expand to a size of up to 250% of the radius of a normal newborn skull, making it impossible for it to pass through the cervix. In such a case, the physician may elect to perform an intact D&X procedure by draining off the fluid from the brain area, collapsing the fetal skull and withdrawing the dead fetus. A caesarian section delivery would allow the safe delivery of a hydrocephalic fetus, but with increased risks to the mother, in comparison to an intact D&X procedure. __________________ I post on GFY so that when people ask me what I do, I can tell them that I work with the mentally retarded.