Fetal Autopsy in Stillbirth: Its Acceptance and Role in Determining the Causes and Risk Factors in North India
The fetal autopsy remains crucial for diagnosing the causes of stillbirth accurately. Effective counseling explaining the benefits of fetal autopsies and genetic testing is essential for improving consent rates and improving pregnancy outcomes. As of now, the acceptance rate for fetal autopsy is less, and for genetic analysis, it is even less, which has a great scope of increment.
Authors
- Gaurav Agarwal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4194-2670)
- Ariba Zaidi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4816-3960)
- Deepti Saxena (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1313-0851)
- Smriti Agrawal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0903-7585)
- Nuzhat Husain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1831-9063)
- Rupita Kulshrestha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5621-6060)
- Navbir Pasricha
- Manodeep Sen
- Neha Agrawal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6432-4707)
- Anshul Rorvanshi
Institutions
- Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2025-02-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.79858
- Primary Topic
- Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00