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Edges of Life: The Consequences of Prenatal Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment

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Birth, Suffering, and Death

Part of the book series: Philosophy and Medicine ((CSBE,volume 41))

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Of the approximately 3.5 million infants born alive in the United States each year, 4–6% enter neonatal critical care nurseries. The majority is admitted either for major congenital anomalies or low birth weight. Recent advances in maternal-fetal medicine and neonatology have contributed to dramatic decreases in mortality and morbidity. Therefore, a child born with major congenital anomalies or with low birth weight is much more likely to survive today.

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  1. Robert C. Cefalo
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  1. Department of Philosophy and the Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., USA

    Kevin Wm. Wildes S.J.

  2. Institut Borja de Bioetica, Barcelona, Spain

    Francesc Abel S.J.

  3. Centre for Clinical Bioethics, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., USA

    John C. Harvey

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Cefalo, R.C. (1992). Edges of Life: The Consequences of Prenatal Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment. In: Wildes, K.W., Abel, F., Harvey, J.C. (eds) Birth, Suffering, and Death. Philosophy and Medicine, vol 41. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2908-4_2

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