This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Infant deaths & child abuse, Subject name: Forensic Medicine
Robe's sign is seen in 
Select and explain. 
A. Dead born in 12 hours, B. Live born in 12 hours, C. Dead born in 24 hours, D. Live born in 24 hours
A: Dead born in 12 hours
Answer: A: Dead born in 12 hours 
Explanation: Robe's sign: presence of gas in the great vessels (12 hours of intrauterine death) Spalding sign: overriding of bones of cranial vault (5 -7 days of intrauterine death)