RT Book, Section A1 Dooley-Hash, Suzanne A1 Knoop, Kevin J. A2 Knoop, Kevin J. A2 Stack, Lawrence B. A2 Storrow, Alan B. A2 Thurman, R. Jason SR Print(0) ID 1181041810 T1 Intrauterine Fetal Demise T2 The Atlas of Emergency Medicine, 5e YR 2021 FD 2021 PB McGraw-Hill PP New York, NY SN 9781260134940 LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1181041810 RD 2024/10/03 AB Intrauterine fetal demise (IUFD) refers to fetal death prior to delivery and may occur at any time prior to delivery. Determining the timing of the IUFD is important both for counseling the parents and for anticipating the likelihood of successful neonatal resuscitation after delivery. The appearance of the fetus at delivery can be used to estimate whether the fetal demise occurred antepartum or peripartum.