A post-mortem population survey on foetal-infantile end-of-life decisions: a research protocol

A post-mortem population survey on foetal-infantile end-of-life decisions: a research protocol

Abstract Background The death of a child before or shortly after birth is frequently preceded by an end-of-life decision (ELD). Population-based studies of incidence and characteristics of ELDs in neonates and infants are rare, and those in the foetal-infantile period (> 22 weeks of gestation – 1...

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Main Authors: Laure Dombrecht, Kim Beernaert, Ellen Roets, Kenneth Chambaere, Filip Cools, Linde Goossens, Gunnar Naulaers, Luc De Catte, Joachim Cohen, Luc Deliens, on behalf of the NICU consortium
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
Subjects:
End-of-life decisions
Neonates
Stillbirths
Termination of pregnancy
Mortality follow-back survey
Population-based
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12887-018-1218-4

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