Fetal autopsies could help prevent stillbirths, but too often they are used to blame mothers for pregnancy loss

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Jill W Lens

The Conversation

08/04/2025

DOI: 10.64628/AAI.vv64t5vq4

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The rate of stillbirth in the US is stubbornly high. Routine fetal autopsies for stillbirths can help reveal what’s causing them.

Fetus

Miscarriage

Pregnancy

Stillbirth

Child mortality

Autopsy

Maternal mortality

Pregnancy loss

US infant mortality

Title: Subtitle: Fetal autopsies could help prevent stillbirths, but too often they are used to blame mothers for pregnancy loss
Creators: Jill W Lens - University of Iowa, Law Faculty
Resource Type: Magazine article
Publication Details: The Conversation
DOI: 10.64628/AAI.vv64t5vq4
Language: English
Date published: 08/04/2025
Academic Unit: Law Faculty
Record Identifier: 9984944940402771

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