Retired Deputy Coroner Los Angeles County ME-Coroner
Was the baby born alive? When is a fetus viable and how does that impact the death investigation? How does the pathologist determine whether the baby was both viable and born alive? Multiple case studies will be discussed from embryos through full-term newborn death investigations and maternal injury will be covered.
Learning Objectives:
Was the baby born alive? The circumstances regarding the delivery will be discussed.
A discussion regarding cases involving newborn deaths and how they were adjudicated will be covered.
Maternal injury and substance abuse will be discussed.
