Overview

Maternal deaths are rare (only 80-100pa across the UK) but their autopsies are not generally done well, due to unfamiliarity. These two lectures present the overarching context of maternal mortality in the UK, cover the major pathologies of Direct & Indirect maternal deaths, and inform on how to perform the autopsies optimally.

This event will take place at 1:00pm and last approximately 1 hour.

CPD

This meeting is worth 1 CPD point (self credited).

Autopsy - maternal death

  • Professor Sebastian Lucas

    Professor of pathology at Guy's, King's & St Thomas' medical school 1995-2017, he took up maternal autopsy work in 2000, and became the lead pathologist for the maternal death confidential enquiries from 2012-2022.

  • Dr Esther Youd

    Dr Esther Youd is an autopsy pathologist at the University of Glasgow, with particular interest in sudden cardiac death, maternal death and medical education. She is Chair of the RCPath Death Investigation Committee, Chair of the UK Cardiac Pathology Network, and reviews maternal deaths for MBRRACE-UK. She is the RCPath Clinical Director for Digital Pathology Education, a role which encompasses oversight of the Pathology Portal. She is external examiner at Queen Mary University of London and an examiner for the RCPath CHAT exam.

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