Stillbirth evaluation: A stepwise assessment of placental pathology and autopsy

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 214, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 115.e1-115.e6

  Miller, Emily S ^a   Minturn, Lucy ^a   Linn, Rebecca ^a   Weese Mayer, Debra E ^a,b   Ernst, Linda M ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

autopsy; perinatal pathology; placental pathology; stillbirth

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COHORT ANALYSIS; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STILLBIRTH; PARENTAL CONSENT; PATHOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; PARENTAL CONSENT; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STILLBIRTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84955460356     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2015.08.049     Document Type: Article

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