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  • Title: The use of pulmonary interstitial emphysema as an indicator of live birth.
    Author: Lavezzi WA, Keough KM, Der'Ohannesian P, Person TL, Wolf BC.
    Journal: Am J Forensic Med Pathol; 2003 Mar; 24(1):87-91. PubMed ID: 12605006.
    Abstract:
    Making the determination of live birth versus stillbirth in a discarded newborn infant based on gross and microscopic autopsy findings can be a challenging task for the forensic pathologist. The traditional criteria for live birth determination are frequently challenged in court, and indisputable evidence of live birth remains elusive. The histologic finding of pulmonary interstitial emphysema has not been considered as a useful determinant of live birth. The authors report two cases of discarded newborn infants in which the finding of pulmonary interstitial emphysema was used as an indicator of live birth.
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