Nurses who want to help parents with their decision making about an autopsy or who may be required to be involved in seeking consent for autopsies should be aware that:

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Autopsies can cost more than $3,000. There is no rush to perform an autopsy unless evidence of contagious disease or maternal infection is present at the time of death. The rate of autopsies is declining,in part because of medical facilities' fear that errors by the staff might be revealed,resulting in litigation. Fewer than 15% of those who had refused an autopsy regretted it later.

Nurses Who Want to Help Parents with Their Decision Making