| Multifetal pregnancy reduction. A review of an evolving technology and its psychosocial implications. | |
| | |
MedLine Citation:
|
PMID: 7501782 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
|
Multifetal pregnancy reduction is the elective termination of gestation of a preselected number of fetuses in a multiple pregnancy to improve perinatal outcome. As improved techniques of infertility treatment are yielding more high-order multiple gestations, multifetal pregnancy reduction is being performed more frequently. The authors review the abundant literature on technique, the moderate amount of literature on ethics, and the minimal literature on the psychological consequences of this procedure, and describe the experience of the patients and their partners. The complexities of studying this area are discussed. Besides management of psychiatric complications, liaison psychiatrists could play an active role in structuring multifetal pregnancy reduction programs to optimize counseling and the patients' experience. |
| | |
Authors:
|
M A Ormont; P A Shapiro |
Publication Detail:
|
Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
|
Title: Psychosomatics Volume: 36 ISSN: 0033-3182 ISO Abbreviation: Psychosomatics Publication Date: 1995 Nov-Dec |
Date Detail:
|
Created Date: 1996-01-18 Completed Date: 1996-01-18 Revised Date: 2005-11-16 |
Medline Journal Info:
|
Nlm Unique ID: 0376506 Medline TA: Psychosomatics Country: UNITED STATES |
Other Details:
|
Languages: eng Pagination: 522-30 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
|
Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York, USA. |
Export Citation:
|
APA/MLA Format Download EndNote Download BibTex |
| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
|
Counseling Female Humans Infant, Newborn Patient Care Team Pregnancy Pregnancy Reduction, Multifetal / psychology* Pregnancy, Multiple / psychology* Reproductive Techniques / psychology* |
| Comments/Corrections | |
Comment In:
|
Psychosomatics. 1997 Sep-Oct;38(5):508
[PMID:
9314721
]
Psychosomatics. 1996 Jul-Aug;37(4):398-9 [PMID: 8701021 ] |
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Previous Document: Elements of critical incident debriefing.
Next Document: Psychiatric diagnoses and sexual victimization in women with chronic pelvic pain.