Perinatal autopsy--a six year study.

Manuscript received: July 28, 1997; Initial review completed: September 23, 1997; Revision accepted: January 1, 1998 correction of antemortem diagnoses; reassurance of family members when the specific cause of death becomes certain; and discovery of hereditary disorders, allowing genetic counselling and prophylaxis. It may help pediatricians to reduce perinatal mortality in future cases. The present perinatal autopsy study indicates the common causes of perinatal mortality at our Institution in Bangalore.