Reference ranges for organ weights of fetuses and newborns in a mixed population at autopsy (pilot study)

The study of weights of internal organs is the gold standard of pediatric pathological anatomy. To determine the reference rage of weights of internal organs in the mixed population of Moscow. This study analyzed more than 2000 autopsy reports of fetuses and newborns born in the gestational age range from 20 to 41 weeks. Control ranges including mean and standard deviation were determined for standard parameters at each gestational age. The results of this study will be useful for pathologists and forensic experts to verify the pathology of pre - and perinatal pathology.