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The Medical and Surgical Practice of NaProTECHNOLOGY, 813-824, 2004

Chapter 60: Lethal Congenital Anomalies: Prenatal Diagnosis and the Management of Pregnancy

Thomas W Hilgers

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  • Pope Paul VI Institute for the Study of Human Reproduction, Omaha, Nebraska. ROR
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Abstract

Management of pregnancies complicated by lethal fetal anomalies is addressed within an ethical framework that provides perinatal palliative care, parental support, and medical management without recourse to induced abortion. The chapter outlines clinical protocols for continuing care that respect fetal life while attending to maternal physical and psychological wellbeing through delivery and bereavement.

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prenatal genetic screening accuracyTriple Test false positive rateinvasive prenatal diagnosis fetal loss riskPerinatal Hospice lethal fetal anomalypreimplantation genetic diagnosis embryo losslife-affirming prenatal care
how accurate is the Triple Test for Down syndrome, false positive rate of prenatal screening, miscarriage risk of amniocentesis vs CVS, what is perinatal hospice for lethal fetal anomaly, does preimplantation genetic diagnosis improve IVF success, chorionic villus sampling reliability vs amniocentesis, pro-life approach to prenatal diagnosis, what to do after positive Down syndrome screen

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Hilgers, T. W. (2004). Chapter 60: Lethal Congenital Anomalies: Prenatal Diagnosis and the Management of Pregnancy. *The Medical and Surgical Practice of NaProTECHNOLOGY*, 813-824.

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