Examination of a Stillbirth Workup: A Rural Statewide Experience.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The objective of our study was to determine whether recommended assessments were conducted on stillbirths delivered in our predominantly rural state.

Methods

This was a descriptive study of stillbirths delivered in a rural state and included in one site of the Birth Defects Study to Evaluate Pregnancy Exposures stillbirth study. Hospital and fetal death records were examined to determine whether the following areas were evaluated: genetic testing (noninvasive perinatal testing, quad screen, amniocentesis/chorionic villus sampling with karyotype, microarrays, fetal tissue specimen), placenta/membrane/cord sent for pathologic examination, examination of the stillbirth after delivery by the healthcare provider, and fetal autopsy was performed.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Whitcombe DD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9634678 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature