Ozkara Erdem, Canturk Gurol, Canturk Nergis, Ozata A Bulent, Yavuz M Fatih
Dokuz Eylül University, School of Medicine, Department of Forensic, Medicine, Izmir, Turkey.
Indian J Pediatr. 2009 Feb;76(2):167-70. doi: 10.1007/s12098-008-0213-4. Epub 2008 Dec 4.
Autopsy findings play an important role in prevention of perinatal and neonatal deaths. Therefore, we attempted to reveal demographic and forensic features of these deaths in Turkey.
We retrospectively reviewed autopsy reports for 184 cases of perinatal deaths released from Istanbul Forensic Medicine Institute Morgue between 2000 and 2002 and investigated demographic and medico-legal features of the cases.
The mean age of the cases was 2.98 +/- 6.41 days. Fifteen point two percent (15.2%) of the cases were of murder, 52.7% of the cases were illegitimate children and 41.3% had the ability to survive.
It can be suggested that autopsy and post-mortem examinations should be performed in order to determine the real causes and contributing factors of perinatal and neonatal deaths. Data obtained in autopsies and postmortem examinations will make great contributions to the prevention of these deaths.
尸检结果在预防围产期和新生儿死亡方面发挥着重要作用。因此，我们试图揭示土耳其这些死亡案例的人口统计学和法医特征。
我们回顾性分析了2000年至2002年间从伊斯坦布尔法医学研究所停尸房发布的184例围产期死亡案例的尸检报告，并调查了这些案例的人口统计学和法医学特征。
这些案例的平均年龄为2.98±6.41天。15.2%的案例为谋杀，52.7%的案例为非婚生子女，41.3%的案例有存活能力。
可以建议进行尸检和死后检查，以确定围产期和新生儿死亡的真正原因和促成因素。尸检和死后检查获得的数据将对预防这些死亡做出巨大贡献。
