En caul vaginal birth of a second trimester trisomy-21 fetus, as a result of medical pregnancy termination

Damaskini Polychroni, Petros Machairas, Maria Fili, Myrsini Antoniou, Asterios Nidimos, Sofia Apanozidou, Panagiotis Provetzas

En caul delivery is defined as the neonate is delivered inside the entire intact amnion. This condition is extremely rare. The majority of cases, is associated with premature neonates. We report a case of a 35-year-old woman who underwent medical abortion due to fetal Down’s Syndrome diagnosis. The patient received medication …

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