[Withholding and withdrawing treatment in the perinatal period: importance of a coherent attitude between gyneco-obstetricians and pediatricians].
According to several recent surveys, 50% of deaths occurring in neonatal intensive care units in France occur subsequent to a medical decision. The French Neonatal Group therefore decided to publish guidelines for practice. These guidelines present: definitions, clinical situations, ethical principles, obligations of the medical and nursing staff, and specific conditions where dilemmas occur. These guidelines focus on the obstetrico-pediatrics relationship.
Dehan
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Service de Néonatologie, Hôpital d'Enfants Armand-Trousseau, Paris.
Gold
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Grassin
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M
Janaud
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JC
Morisot
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Ropert
J C
JC
Simeoni
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D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005066:Euthanasia, Passive; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D015931:Intensive Care, Neonatal; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D009774:Obstetrics; D010372:Pediatrics; D011247:Pregnancy