As regards:
1. Average Length of Body.—Nineteen inches.
2. Average Weight of Body.—About seven pounds.
3. Eyes.—The pupillary membrane is not found in the mature child.
4. Navel.—Said to be exactly midway between the pubes and the ensiform cartilage.
5. External Genitals.—Testicles found in the scrotum, and the labia majora cover the vagina and clitoris.
6. Os Femoris.—Ossification of the inferior femoral epiphysis. The osseous nucleus measures from three-quarters of a line to three lines in diameter.
CAUSE OF DEATH TO THE FŒTUS
Death may be due to—
- I. Immaturity on the part of the fœtus.
- II. Complications occurring during or immediately after birth.
- III. Congenital disease in one or more of the fœtal organs.
- IV. Neglect or exposure, constituting “Infanticide by Omission.”