REPORTING IN PERINATAL AUTOPSIES

The aim of fetal pathology is to clarify the processes related to pregnancy and childbirth, to estimate the gestational age, to document the development of the fetus, to determine the underlying anomalies and to give information about the results of maternal-fetal treatments. Reporting consists of clinical history, macroscopic examination, microscopic examination and diagnose. Causes of intrauterine death; chorioamnionitis, asphyxia, Placental abruption, major anomalies, chromosomal defects, severe intrauterine growth retardation, diffuse infarct in placenta, hydrops fetalis, subependimal hemorrhage, amniotic band sequence and transfusion in twins.