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The aim of this study was to explore parental attitudes to, and decision\u2010making about, a perinatal postmortem after termination for fetal abnormality, late miscarriage, or stillbirth.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Methods:\u2002<\/jats:bold> A prospective self\u2010completion questionnaire was given to 35 women and their partners. The participants had experienced second or third trimester pregnancy loss in a single fetal medicine and delivery unit in the United Kingdom and were making decisions about having a postmortem. They were asked to complete a questionnaire about their attitudes to, and expectations of, a perinatal postmortem.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results:\u2002<\/jats:bold> Thirty\u2010one questionnaires were received from parents of 17 babies (49% of those asked; 16 from mothers, 15 from fathers). Parents of nine babies (53%) said they would agree to a full postmortem, of three babies to a limited postmortem, and of four babies to an external examination only; one couple were undecided. The most important issues for the parents in this study that related to their decisions about a postmortem centered on the need for information, both for future planning and about what had happened. Moderately important issues related to altruism, which is, improving medical knowledge and helping other parents experiencing similar bereavement. 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