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- Serious intrapartum fetal injuries, while rare, can have significant consequences for medical staff, though most birth traumas are minor and resolve shortly after birth.
- A unique case of complete fetal decapitation occurred during labor complicated by shoulder dystocia, leading to severe mechanical trauma to the fetal neck.
- Although such tragic outcomes might not imply medical malpractice, they can raise serious ethical and legal concerns.
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Serious intrapartum fetal injuries are unfortunate events that confer severe consequences on medical personnel. Most birth traumas are noncritical and resolve for a few days. Permanent effects or fatal outcomes occur infrequently. We report an unusual case of intrapartum complete fetal decapitation. The labor was complicated by shoulder dystocia, with resultant repeated mechanical trauma to the fetal neck and, finally, decapitation. The tragic results of biological processes in human organisms do not automatically confirm medical malpractice. However, there may be grave ethical and forensic outcomes.
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