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Over a quarter of neonatal autopsies yield important new information,
and in 3% of cases this information is crucial for future counselling.
Brodlie and colleagues (p 761) say that these findings are likely to be
of use to bereaved families when they are considering giving permission
for an autopsy. They are also relevant in view of the recent negative
publicity surrounding neonatal autopsies and the general decline in the
neonatal autopsy rate.