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One of the triumphs of modern obstetrics has been the dramatic reduction in late fetal mortality (defined as the rate of antepartum or intrapartum fetal death at 20 weeks of gestation or later) in the developed world during the second half of the 20th century. The reduction can be attributed to better access to vastly improved antepartum and intrapartum care; improved antepartum fetal surveillance; the virtual elimination of Rh isoimmunization; and the revolution in neonatal care that enabled obstetricians to deliver a fetus, particularly one remote from term, when its health was in jeopardy. The fetal mortality rate in the . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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From the Division of Epidemiology, Statistics, and Prevention Research, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, Md.

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