Perinatal Postmortem | NSW Health Pathology
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Perinatal Postmortem | NSW Health Pathology
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Perinatal Postmortem
Compassionate support and answers for families experiencing the death of a baby shortly after or before birth.
Services
Clinical Pathology
Anatomical Pathology
Chemical Pathology
Haematology
Immunology
Microbiology
Pre and Post-Analytics
Transfusion
Public Health Pathology
Genomics
Rare Diseases
Cancer Genomics
Pathogen Genomics
State-wide Sequencing Service
Point of Care Testing
Forensic Medicine
Non-Coronial Autopsy Service
Forensic & Environmental Toxicology
Forensic Toxicology
Environmental Microbiology & Toxicology
Criminalistics
Forensic Biology & DNA Analysis
Illicit Drugs Analysis
Chemical Criminalistics
Perinatal Postmortem
Information For Families
Information For Clinicians & Referrers
Biobanking
For Healthcare Professionals
Research
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About our Perinatal Postmortem service
Service Overview
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Staff Specialist
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About our Perinatal Postmortem service
Our Perinatal Postmortem Service helps hundreds of NSW families each year.
We’re a vital statewide service providing timely and highly-specialised support, focused on sensitive, compassionate care at this most difficult time.
Service Overview
We provide compassionate, respectful and dignified care of the highest standard for you and your baby and will ensure you get timely, reliable results.
You will be connected with a perinatal anatomical pathologist who will help you understand the technical aspects of care for your baby and to find the answers you need.
We adhere to strict ethical standards to ensure your cultural and religious needs are met.
We will support you carefully and respectfully through the process of obtaining your consent for a perinatal postmortem and help you understand the results.
NSW Perinatal Postmortem Service locations and hours
Our team works from three specialist centres at Westmead, Randwick and Newcastle.
We’re available during business hours from Monday to Friday via
email
or phone on 0436 698 366.
Should you need us outside business hours you can
email
our Perinatal Postmortem Service Care Coordinator who will be in touch the next working day.
Further Information
Information for families
Information for clinicians & referrers
Make a referral or enquiry
If you’re a clinician, you can direct to us via
eform
or call us for urgent or after-hours postmortem advice:
The Children’s Hospital, Westmead: phone
(02) 7825 0000
switchboard and ask to be transferred to the on-call pathologist
John Hunter Hospital: phone
(02) 4921 3000
switchboard and ask to be transferred to the on-call pathologist.
Prince of Wales Hospital: phone
(02) 9382 2222
switchboard and ask to be transferred to the on-call pathologist.
Make a referral
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NSW Health Pathology acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land across NSW whose cultures and customs have nurtured and continue to nurture this land. We would like to pay our respects to the Elders past, present and emerging, for they hold the memories, the traditions, the culture and hopes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples across the state.
Aboriginal Workforce Development
Closing the Gap
NSW Health Pathology acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land across NSW whose cultures and customs have nurtured and continue to nurture this land. We would like to pay our respects to the Elders past, present and emerging, for they hold the memories, the traditions, the culture and hopes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples across the state.
Aboriginal Workforce Development
Closing the Gap
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A NSW Government website
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We accept all referrals
Payments
Contact us
A NSW Government website
Quick links
Find a collection centre
Payments
We accept all referrals
Contact us
Home
Services
Perinatal Postmortem
Compassionate support and answers for families experiencing the death of a baby shortly after or before birth.
Services
Clinical Pathology
Anatomical Pathology
Chemical Pathology
Haematology
Immunology
Microbiology
Pre and Post-Analytics
Transfusion
Public Health Pathology
Genomics
Rare Diseases
Cancer Genomics
Pathogen Genomics
State-wide Sequencing Service
Point of Care Testing
Forensic Medicine
Non-Coronial Autopsy Service
Forensic & Environmental Toxicology
Forensic Toxicology
Environmental Microbiology & Toxicology
Criminalistics
Forensic Biology & DNA Analysis
Illicit Drugs Analysis
Chemical Criminalistics
Perinatal Postmortem
Information For Families
Information For Clinicians & Referrers
Biobanking
For Healthcare Professionals
Research
On this page
About our Perinatal Postmortem service
Service Overview
Make a referral or enquiry
Staff Specialist
Related Media
About our Perinatal Postmortem service
Our Perinatal Postmortem Service helps hundreds of NSW families each year.
We’re a vital statewide service providing timely and highly-specialised support, focused on sensitive, compassionate care at this most difficult time.
Service Overview
We provide compassionate, respectful and dignified care of the highest standard for you and your baby and will ensure you get timely, reliable results.
You will be connected with a perinatal anatomical pathologist who will help you understand the technical aspects of care for your baby and to find the answers you need.
We adhere to strict ethical standards to ensure your cultural and religious needs are met.
We will support you carefully and respectfully through the process of obtaining your consent for a perinatal postmortem and help you understand the results.
NSW Perinatal Postmortem Service locations and hours
Our team works from three specialist centres at Westmead, Randwick and Newcastle.
We’re available during business hours from Monday to Friday via
or phone on 0436 698 366.
Should you need us outside business hours you can
our Perinatal Postmortem Service Care Coordinator who will be in touch the next working day.
Further Information
Information for families
Information for clinicians & referrers
Make a referral or enquiry
If you’re a clinician, you can direct to us via
eform
or call us for urgent or after-hours postmortem advice:
The Children’s Hospital, Westmead: phone
(02) 7825 0000
switchboard and ask to be transferred to the on-call pathologist
John Hunter Hospital: phone
(02) 4921 3000
switchboard and ask to be transferred to the on-call pathologist.
Prince of Wales Hospital: phone
(02) 9382 2222
switchboard and ask to be transferred to the on-call pathologist.
Make a referral
Media Contact
NSW Health Pathology
Media Manager
View Profile
Related Media
Newsroom
Connect with us
NSW Health Pathology acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land across NSW whose cultures and customs have nurtured and continue to nurture this land. We would like to pay our respects to the Elders past, present and emerging, for they hold the memories, the traditions, the culture and hopes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples across the state.
Aboriginal Workforce Development
Closing the Gap
NSW Health Pathology acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land across NSW whose cultures and customs have nurtured and continue to nurture this land. We would like to pay our respects to the Elders past, present and emerging, for they hold the memories, the traditions, the culture and hopes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples across the state.
Aboriginal Workforce Development
Closing the Gap
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