The role of feticide in the context of late termination of pregnancy: A qualitative study of health professionals' and parents' views

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 875-881

  Graham, R H ^a   Mason, K ^a   Rankin, J ^b   Robson, S C ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fetal ultrasound; Feticide and late TOP; Qualitative study; Views of health professionals; Views of parents

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FETICIDE; FETUS; FETUS DEATH; FETUS MALFORMATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PARENT; PERCEPTION; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS; ABORTION, EUGENIC; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; PARENTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD;

EID: 69749117512     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: 10970223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.2297     Document Type: Article

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