title: [Limits of antenatal management: technical and ethical aspects].
abstract: The lower limit for elective delivery depends on technical and ethical issues. Elective delivery is usually accepted after 26 weeks gestation with a 60% survival rate and a 30% handicap rate. Decision making requires close coordination between obstetricians and pediatricians. Sufficient time must be devoted to providing the parents with adequate information. The physician plays a crucial role in decision making, but parent's information and consent are essential.
authors.affiliation: Clinique Universitaire Gynéco-Obstétricale, Maternité régionale A. Pinard. 10, rue du Dr Heydenreich, 54013 Nancy.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Thiébaugeorges
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Hamon
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Boutroy
mesh_terms: D036861:Delivery, Obstetric; D019988:Children with Disabilities; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D011247:Pregnancy; D011379:Prognosis