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Classification of stillbirth by the International Classification of Diseases for Perinatal Mortality using a sequential approach: A 20-year retrospective study from Thailand.

Mana TaweevisitPanachai NimitpanyaPaul S Thorner
Published in: The journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research (2022)
The accuracy of the ICD-PM classification is dependent on the data available. Placental pathology made a significant difference in assigning causes of death in our series, stressing the importance of placental examination. Determination of the cause of death based on clinical history and laboratory data alone may be inaccurate, and less useful for comparative studies and planning prenatal care.
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