Earliest sign of fetal death -
a) Spalding sign
b) Robert’s sign
c) Ball sign
d) Adipocere formation
Correct Answer - B
Ans. is ‘b’ i.e., Robert’s sign [Ref Parikh 6th le p. 5.75, 5.76 &
4th/e p. 268]
Robert sign (gas in great vessels) → 12h
Spalding sign (overlapping of skull bones) → 1 week
Blair-Hartley/Ball sign (hyperflexion/hyperextension → 3-4 weeks of
spine with overcrowding of ribs