Healthy Hospital’s year end data:
Beds = 130, Bassinets = 20
Fetal deaths:
Early = 18
Intermediate = 9
Late = 5
Hospital autopsies for:
Early fetal deaths = 0
Intermediate fetal deaths = 3
Late fetal deaths = 2

Coroner’s autopsies for:
Early fetal deaths = 2
Intermediate fetal deaths = 1
Late fetal deaths = 1

Determine the fetal autopsy rate correct to two decimal places.

A. 35.71%
B. 34.25%
C. 35.80%
D. 36.54%

Answer: A

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