@article{ref1,
title="The epidemiology of traumatic injury-related fetal mortality in Pennsylvania, 1995-1997: The role of motor vehicle crashes",
journal="Annual proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine",
year="1999",
author="Weiss, Harold B.",
volume="43",
number="",
pages="57-70",
abstract="This paper explores rates and causes of traumatic injury-related fetal deaths in Pennsylvania and the role of motor vehicle crashes. Data were determined from a manual review of fetal death certificates filed from 1995-1997 (7,131 cases). 31 traumatic injury cases were identified (6.5/100,000 live births). Most cases (94%) could be identified from the ICD-9 diagnosis code of 760.5 (maternal injury) and 87% contained narratives indicating specific injury mechanisms. Motor vehicles were the leading cause of injury (81%). Placental separation was the leading diagnosis (42%). The ICD-9-CM code 760.5 appears to be a specific indicator of traumatic fetal death, though it is not known how sensitive an indicator it is. Though not E-coded, the death certificates contained enough information to allow ascertainment of injury mechanism. Motor vehicle crashes play a predominant role in reported fetal traumatic injury-related deaths.<p />",
language="",
issn="1540-0360",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}