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FETAL INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE (INTRAVENTRICULAR HEMORRHAGE)
¢Although intracranial hemorrhage is a common finding in premature infants weighing less than 1500 grams and those born before 32 weeks gestation, it occurs less often in utero.
¢ Maternal use of cocaine, trauma, and a history of amniocentesis are all listed as predisposing condition of intracranial hemorrhage;
however, the most common risk factor for intrauterine intracranial hemorrhage has been listed as maternal platelet disorders.
¢ Most often, the origin of intracranial hemorrhage, also referred to as intraventricular hemorrhage, is within the germinal matrix.