Antenatal counselling for parents facing an extremely preterm birth: Limitations of the medical evidence

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 101, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 800-804

  Janvier, Annie ^a   Lorenz, John M ^b   Lantos, John D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision making; Emotions; Ethics; Extreme prematurity; Informed consent; Outcomes of high risk infants; Peri viability guidelines; Physician patient parent relationship; Prematurity; Preterm labour; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONDUCT DISORDER; DECISION MAKING; DISABILITY; EMOTION; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; INFORMED CONSENT; LEARNING DISORDER; MEDICAL ETHICS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PARENT; PARENT COUNSELING; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVOR;

EID: 85028102672     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2012.02695.x     Document Type: Review

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