impacted fetus

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A fetus that because of its large size or narrowing of the pelvic canal has become wedged and incapable of spontaneous advance or recession.

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Case in point: when Loertscher was brought to court in Wisconsin, her 14-week-old fetus was granted a lawyer, but she was not.
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“It is well established that a fetus is not a ‘person’; rather it is a sui generis organism,” the ruling stated.
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Depending on what parts of the brain are impacted, the person can develop forms of dementia and personality changes.
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They hold signs depicting a fetus with a hanging umbilical cord.
Abortion in Missouri Is the Wait of a Lifetime|Justin Glawe|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST

A few hours after the prolonged exposure to Duncan, Williams and her fetus died of overwhelming Ebola infection.
The Only Thing More Terrifying Than Ebola Is Being Pregnant With Ebola|Kent Sepkowitz, Abby Haglage|October 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Normally, erythroblasts are present only in the blood of the fetus and of very young infants.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
In the twilight gloom his glittering rows of shark's teeth seemed impacted on my eyeball—I saw them, and nothing else.
Prince Zaleski|M.P. Shiel
This Plate represents the head fixed, or impacted, at the upper strait of a narrow pelvis.
The Matron's Manual of Midwifery, and the Diseases of Women During Pregnancy and in Childbed|Frederick Hollick
When they are so impacted as to prevent the delivery being completed, the accoucheur must interfere.
The Matron's Manual of Midwifery, and the Diseases of Women During Pregnancy and in Childbed|Frederick Hollick
The nates may become so firmly impacted in the pelvis, that they cannot advance without artificial assistance.
The Matron's Manual of Midwifery, and the Diseases of Women During Pregnancy and in Childbed|Frederick Hollick