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A multidisciplinary workshop with parent/consumer involvement was held to determine a consensus in the difficult arena of perinatal care of women and babies at the borderlines of viability. Interactive forums produced consensus statements following an extensive consultation process. A grey zone between 23(0) and 25(6) weeks of gestation was identified and agreed upon. In this grey zone, while there was an increasing obligation to treat, it was acceptable not to initiate intensive care following appropriate counselling with parents. Important areas identified before birth, were continuing communication between the perinatal team and parents, a review of choice with continued counselling, decision support and empathy. The process must be transparent, open and honest, using the most relevant up to date outcome data in a collaborative framework.
Alison L Kent, and
Anne Casey, and
Kei Lui, and
September 2021,
Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association,
Alison L Kent, and
Anne Casey, and
Kei Lui, and
January 1993,
Medical decision making : an international journal of the Society for Medical Decision Making,
Alison L Kent, and
Anne Casey, and
Kei Lui, and
August 1986,
Neonatal network : NN,
Alison L Kent, and
Anne Casey, and
Kei Lui, and
November 2014,
BMC health services research,
Alison L Kent, and
Anne Casey, and
Kei Lui, and
January 2014,
TheScientificWorldJournal,
Alison L Kent, and
Anne Casey, and
Kei Lui, and
January 2014,
PloS one,
Alison L Kent, and
Anne Casey, and
Kei Lui, and
January 1991,
Journal of perinatal medicine,
Alison L Kent, and
Anne Casey, and
Kei Lui, and
September 2016,
Nursing management,
Alison L Kent, and
Anne Casey, and
Kei Lui, and
December 2017,
International journal of nursing practice,
Alison L Kent, and
Anne Casey, and
Kei Lui, and
January 2020,
The British journal of cardiology,
