Maternal brain death and prolonged fetal survival

Maternal brain death and prolonged fetal survival

A 30-year-old woman suffered massive brain injuries after a motor vehicle accident at 15 weeks' gestation. The patient was diagnosed as brain-dead on her tenth hospital day. She was supported with intensive care for 107 days after this diagnosis, and a normal 1555-g male infant was delivered at...

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Veröffentlicht in:Obstetrics and gynecology (New York. 1953) 1989-09, Vol.74 (3), p.434-437
Hauptverfasser: BERNSTEIN, I. M, WATSON, M, SIMMONS, G. M, CATALANO, P. M, DAVIS, G, COLLINS, R
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Abortion, Induced
Bioethics
Biological and medical sciences
Brain Death
Cesarean Section
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Death
Decision Making
Embryonic and Fetal Development
Euthanasia, Passive
Family
Fetus
Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics
Humans
Life Support Care
Management. Prenatal diagnosis
Medical sciences
Patient Care
Physicians
Pregnancy
Pregnancy. Fetus. Placenta
Pregnant Women
Risk
Risk Assessment
Withholding Treatment
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Zusammenfassung:A 30-year-old woman suffered massive brain injuries after a motor vehicle accident at 15 weeks' gestation. The patient was diagnosed as brain-dead on her tenth hospital day. She was supported with intensive care for 107 days after this diagnosis, and a normal 1555-g male infant was delivered at approximately 32 weeks' gestation by repeat cesarean section. The child is developing normally at 11 months of age. This represents the longest reported case of prolongation of pregnancy after brain death.
ISSN:0029-7844
1873-233X