Counselling and management for anticipated extremely preterm birth

Paediatrics and Child Health (Canada)

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 443-446

  Jefferies, Ann L ^h   Kirpalani, Haresh M ^h   Lacaze Masmonteil, Thierry ^h   Newhook, Leigh Anne ^h   Peliowski, Abraham ^h   Sorokan, S Todd ^h   Stanwick, Richard ^h   Whyte, Hilary E A ^h   Dunn, Michael S ^a   Dunn, Sandra ^b   Gagnon, Andrée ^c   Gagnon, Robert ^d   León, Juan Andrés ^e   Ng, Eugene H ^a   O'Flaherty, Patricia A ^f   Papile, Lu Ann ^g   Whyte, Robin K ^h  

^a CPS Neonatal Perinatal Medicine Section   (Canada)

^b Canadian Perinatal Programs Coalition   (Canada)

^c Professional Development and Practice Support   (Canada)

^d The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada   (Canada)

^e PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^f Canadian Association of Neonatal Nurses   (Canada)

^g American Academy of Pediatrics   (Canada)

^h NONE

Author keywords

Antenatal counselling; Ethics; Extreme prematurity; Resuscitation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; COUNSELING; DELIVERY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MORBIDITY; NEWBORN CARE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL CARE; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 84867221011     PISSN: 12057088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pch/17.8.443     Document Type: Article

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