Evaluation of a protocol for post-mortem examination of stillbirths

The New England Journal of Medicine
R F MuellerW J Chen

Abstract

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.

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