Selective termination for fetal anomaly/genetic disorder in twin pregnancy at 32+ menstrual weeks: Report of four cases

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 292-295

  Hern, Warren M ^a,b  

^a Boulder Abortion Clinic PC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fetal malformation; Feticide; Genetic disorder; Late pregnancy; Selective termination; Third trimester; Twin

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PETHIDINE; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PROCHLORPERAZINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DELIVERY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FEMALE; FETUS DISEASE; FETUS MALFORMATION; FETUS MONITORING; GENETIC DISORDER; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; INFECTION; INJECTION; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PILOT STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELECTIVE ABORTION; STILLBIRTH; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TWIN PREGNANCY;

AMBULATORY CARE; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; FETUS; HEART; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; PILOT PROJECTS; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY REDUCTION, MULTIFETAL; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; TWINS;

EID: 1842736336     PISSN: 10153837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000076714     Document Type: Article

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