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This study proposes a maceration scoring system and its predictive value in estimating the postmortem interval (PMI) in stillbirths. A retrospective analysis was conducted on stillbirths delivered between 2017 and 2024. Circumstantial, clinical, postmortem data, and color photographs taken at delivery and\/or autopsy, were collected. A total macroscopic maceration score (TMMS), ranging from 4 to 20, was developed and applied to photographs of 52 stillbirth cases. The association between TMMS and PMI, calculated at delivery (dPMI) and at post-mortem examination (pPMI) was evaluated, and a cross-validation was performed. TMMS values ranged from 4 to 20 and showed high interobserver agreements (from 88% to 93%). 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