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Investigating perinatal death: a review of the options when autopsy consent is refused

¹ Department of Pathology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
² Department of Radiology, Royal Victoria Infirmary

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Department of Pathology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4LP, UK; christopher.wright{at}ncl.ac.uk

ABSTRACT
Autopsy remains the best method of investigating perinatal deaths. Recent years have, however, seen a decline in autopsy rates. This review looks at some of the options available for investigating perinatal deaths when the family decline to give consent for standard autopsy.

Keywords: magnetic resonance imaging; postmortem examination; necropsy; death; radiography

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