Clinical report - Antenatal counseling regarding resuscitation at an extremely low gestational age

Pediatrics

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 422-427

  Batton, Daniel G ^f   Stark, Ann R ^f   Adamkin, David H ^f   Bell, Edward F ^f   Bhutani, Vinod K ^f   Denson, Susan E ^f   Martin, Gilbert I ^f   Watterberg, Kristi L ^f   Barrington, Keith J ^a   Hankins, Gary D V ^b   Raju, Tonse N K ^c   Tomashek, Kay M ^d   Wallman, Carol ^e   Couto, Jim ^f  

^a CANADIAN PAEDIATRIC SOCIETY   (Canada)

^b AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^e Association of Women's Health   (United States)

^f NONE

Author keywords

Antenatal counseling; Ethics; Prematurity; Resuscitation

Indexed keywords

DELIVERY ROOM; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; NEONATOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENT; PARENT COUNSELING; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW;

COMMUNICATION; COUNSELING; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY HEALTH; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; NEONATOLOGY; PREMATURE BIRTH; PROGNOSIS; RESUSCITATION;

EID: 67649581007     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2009-1060     Document Type: Review

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