*SPECIAL GUEST* – Dr. Amy Coffey
Pediatric pathologist & Hematopathologist
Dr. Coffey leads our discussion on the role of autopsy after a stillbirth or infant loss covering the following topics:
- Process/procedure of an autopsy
- Types of autopsies
- Non-invasive autopsy testing
- The ‘four hour’ guideline to get the fetus/neonate to the morgue
- Estimating time of death for an IUFD based on physiologic changes using autopsy
- Conditions or diseases where autopsy can be helpful in guiding future pregnancy treatment
- Funeral service options after an autopsy
- Genetic testing options after an infant or neonatal loss
- Role and significant of placental pathology
- Placental pathological findings including funicitis and fibrin deposition in the placenta
- Placenta reserve capacity
- What pathologists look for to rule out a placental abruption
- Who pays for the autopsy?
- How long results take to return on an autopsy
