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- Title
An Ethically Justified Decision-Making Pathway for the Management of Pregnancies Complicated by Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome.
- Authors
Skupski, Daniel; Chervenak, Frank A.; McCullough, Laurence
- Abstract
Objective: To present an ethically justified decision-making pathway to use in the evaluation and treatment of pregnant women whose fetuses have twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS). Methods: The ethical principles of beneficence, autonomy and professional integrity were applied to the diagnostic and treatment options for TTTS. Results: An algorithm was developed that includes the use of directive and non-directive counseling which can be used as a guide for informed consent of women whose pregnancies have TTTS. Conclusion: Ethics is an essential component of decision making for both pregnant women and their obstetricians in pregnancies complicated by TTTS. Copyright © 2007 S. Karger AG, Basel
- Subjects
ETHICS; MULTIPLE pregnancy; PREGNANCY complications; REPRODUCTION; OBSTETRICAL emergencies
- Publication
Fetal Diagnosis & Therapy, 2007, Vol 22, Issue 5, p339
- ISSN
1015-3837
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1159/000103292