Background The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists places special
emphasis on autopsy as one of the most important tests for evaluation of stillbirth. Despite a …

Introduction Histopathological examination of the placenta is recommended to determine the
cause of stillbirth. Although some reports find causal or contributory placental abnormalities …

Some cases of stillbirth are associated with placental abnormality; recent classification
systems have included some features of placental pathology. This study aimed to determine …

Objectives To describe the practice of fetal and placental pathological examinations in a
large series of spontaneous stillbirths over 10 years. Materials and methods Inclusion of …

Objectives Placental abnormalities are a common cause of death in stillbirth, ranking second
only to unexplained deaths, though there is wide variation in the proportion attributed to …

Purpose To investigate the most plausible cause of stillbirth by evaluating clinical records
and postmortem examination findings including placental analysis. Methods A retrospective …

BACKGROUND: Intrauterine fetal death is an agonizing, often unpredictable event.
Autopsies of stillborn fetuses, including placentas, are performed to clarify the cause of …

The pathologic investigation of stillbirth is often frustrating, and may be viewed as
unrewarding, because the reason for death of the infant frequently is not identifiable. This …

OBJECTIVE: To describe the methods for assigning the cause of death for stillbirths enrolled
in the Stillbirth Collaborative Research Network (SCRN). METHODS: A complete evaluation …

The autopsy and placental histopathological examination results following fetal deaths were
analyzed retrospectively in an attempt to explain the stillbirths that occurred from 1996 to …