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6410235

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
1983-9-20
pubmed:abstractText
A variety of procedures have been recommended for post-mortem examination of stillbirths to determine the cause of the loss of the pregnancy and to provide an estimate of the risk of recurrence. We studied the relative usefulness of several such techniques, including gross and microscopical autopsy, photography, radiography, bacterial cultures, and chromosome studies. In 44 (35 per cent) of 124 cases of stillbirth or early neonatal death, structural physical abnormalities were evident at autopsy. In 35 of the 44 cases the abnormalities were due to chromosomal, single-gene, or polygenic disorders. The single most useful examination was the gross autopsy. Analysis of the various procedures suggests that when resources are limited, gross autopsy, photography, radiography, and bacterial cultures should be performed in all cases of stillbirth and early neonatal death, but that karyotyping and histopathology may be used selectively. This approach should minimize the use of expensive, low-yield procedures without compromising the ability to provide information for purposes of genetic counseling.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0028-4793
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
8
pubmed:volume
309
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
586-90
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1983
pubmed:articleTitle
Evaluation of a protocol for post-mortem examination of stillbirths.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't