Holding a baby after stillbirth: the impact of fetal congenital and structural abnormalities.
Tess E K CersonskyHalit PinarRobert M SilverRobert L GoldenbergDonald J DudleyGeorge R SaadeUma M ReddyPublished in: Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association (2022)
Fetal abnormalities, including congenital and post-demise changes, do not differ between those who held and did not hold their baby after stillbirth. This suggests that patients should not be discouraged from holding their stillborn infant in the presence of visible abnormalities.