Prenatally diagnosed fetal conditions in the age of fetal care: Does who counsels matter?

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 206, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 409.e1-409.e11

  Brown, Stephen D ^a   Ecker, Jeffrey L ^b   Ward, Johanna R M ^c   Halpern, Elkan F ^b   Sayeed, Sadath A ^a,d   Buchmiller, Terry L ^a   Mitchell, Christine ^a,d   Donelan, Karen ^b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

congenital abnormalities; fetal; physician attitudes; pregnancy management; prenatal diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONGENITAL DIAPHRAGM HERNIA; CONSULTATION; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS MALFORMATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINA BIFIDA;

EID: 84860302799     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2012.01.026     Document Type: Article

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