End-of-life decisions and practices for very preterm infants in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation of Belgium

• Main Authors: Isabelle Aujoulat (Author), Séverine Henrard (Author), Anne Charon (Author), Anne-Britt Johansson (Author), Jean-Paul Langhendries (Author), Anne Mostaert (Author), Danièle Vermeylen (Author), Gaston Verellen (Author), on behalf of the 11 neonatal intensive care units in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Very preterm birth (24 to < 32 week's gestation) is a major public health issue due to its prevalence, the clinical and ethical questions it raises and the associated costs. It raises two major clinical and ethical dilemma: (i) during the perinatal period, whether or not...