An evidence-based overview of prenatal consultation with a focus on infants born at the limits of viability

Pediatrics

Volumn 125, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Griswold, Katherine J ^a   Fanaroff, Jonathan M ^a,b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Counseling; Ethics; Infants; Neonatology; Preterm

Indexed keywords

CONSULTATION; DECISION MAKING; DELIVERY ROOM; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN RESUSCITATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FETAL VIABILITY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; PREMATURE BIRTH; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 77950579852     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2009-1473     Document Type: Review

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