Feelings of women regarding end-of-life decision making after ultrasound diagnosis of a lethal fetal malformation

Midwifery

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 472-475

  Benute, Gláucia R G ^a   Nomura, Roseli M Y ^a   Liao, Adolfo W ^a   Brizot, Maria de Lourdes ^a   de Lucia, Mara C S ^a   Zugaib, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Abortion; Fetal abnormality; Guilt; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONGENITAL DISORDER; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MOTHER; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; OBJECT RELATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ABORTION, EUGENIC; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; BRAZIL; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOTHERS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMEN; SOCIAL SUPPORT; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871699213     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2011.06.011     Document Type: Article

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