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.

Published by Journal de gynecologie, obstetrique et biologie de la reproduction, 2001. The guideline itself is at the source linked here.

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