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Can fetus feel pain in the second trimester? Lessons learned from a sentinel event

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This study was funded by departmental resources.

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  1. Pediatric Anesthesia Department, Children Hospital, University Hospitals Virgen del Rocio, Manuel Siurot s/n, 41013, Seville, Spain

    María J. Mayorga-Buiza

  2. Pediatric Neurosurgery, Children Hospital, University Hospitals Virgen del Rocio, Seville, Spain

    Javier Marquez-Rivas

  3. Group of Interdisciplinary Physics Engineering School, University of Seville, Seville, Spain

    Emilio Gomez-Gonzalez

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Correspondence to María J. Mayorga-Buiza.

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Neurosurgical Program for OPS was approved by Local (Hospital) and (Regional) Andalusian Health System Ethical Committees in August 2007.

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Mayorga-Buiza, M.J., Marquez-Rivas, J. & Gomez-Gonzalez, E. Can fetus feel pain in the second trimester? Lessons learned from a sentinel event. Childs Nerv Syst 34, 195–196 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-017-3677-6

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