Palliative care for prenatally diagnosed lethal fetal abnormality

被引：76

作者：

Breeze, A. C. G.

Lees, C. C.

Kumar, A.

Missfelder-Lobos, H. H.

Murdoch, E. M.

机构：

[1] Addenbrookes Hosp, Div Maternal Fetal Med, Cambridge CB2 2QQ, England

[2] Addenbrookes Hosp, Neonatal Intens Care Unit, Cambridge CB2 2QQ, England

来源：

ARCHIVES OF DISEASE IN CHILDHOOD-FETAL AND NEONATAL EDITION | 2007年 / 92卷 / 01期

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D O I：

10.1136/adc.2005.092122

中图分类号：

R72 [儿科学];

学科分类号：

100202 ;

摘要：

Diagnosis of lethal fetal abnormality raises challenging decisions for parents and clinicians. Most parents opt for termination, which may include feticide. Advances in imaging seem unlikely to lead to earlier diagnoses. Perinatal palliative care offers an alternative. Parental decision making and the clinical aspects of perinatal palliative care were studied after a prenatal diagnosis of lethal fetal abnormality in 20 pregnancies. 40% of parents chose to continue the pregnancy and pursue perinotal palliative care. Six of these eight babies were liveborn and lived for between 1(1)/(2) h and 3 weeks.

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页码：F56 / F58

页数：3