Availability of hospital guidelines
17 (37.0%) enrolled hospitals had local hospital guidelines on maternal
care and fetal post-mortem work-up at their institution, whilst the
majority of participants (n=29; 63.0%) denied. All participants (n=46;
100%), however, would deliver a woman after confirmed diagnosis of
fetal death at their institution. 26 (56.5%) participants consider that
a national guideline on maternal care and fetal post-mortem work-up is
required, whilst 13 (28.3%) denied and 7 (15.2%) did not disclose
their interests.