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Perinatal pathology in 2001
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Paediatricians will not need to be convinced of the value of the necropsy examination. Necropsies have received extensive adverse coverage in the press during the last year, the main issue being the retention of organs without the knowledge of the family of the deceased.
However, patients in the United Kingdom have been receiving a standard
of service in perinatal pathology that is unequalled elsewhere in
Europe. It is an important facet of reproductive health care, both at
an individual level and also for the community. The importance of good
perinatal pathology has repeatedly been recognised by bodies such as
the confidential enquiry into stillbirth and death in infancy (CESDI),
whose remit is to identify ways of reducing fetal and infant deaths.
The current controversy is seriously damaging perinatal
pathology
there are currently 10 unfilled consultant posts (of a total
of less than 40), with only a single trainee in post.
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