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[Antenatal diagnosis and shared medical decision-making]. 2019

Céline Felsenheld

Unité de diagnostic anténatal, CHI Poissy/St-Germain-en-Laye, CS 78082, Poissy cedex, France. Electronic address: dan@chi-poissy-st-germain.fr.

The antenatal diagnosis can sometimes result in a decision to terminate the pregnancy. It is a shared decision taken by the medical body and the couple with regard to their future child, legally recognised as a foetus throughout the pregnancy. Terminations for foetal abnormalities can only be decided on at the end of a care pathway along which the pregnant woman, the couple and caregivers must draw up a 'dignified and acceptable' future project for the unborn infant.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D011247	Pregnancy	The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH.	Gestation,Pregnancies
D011296	Prenatal Diagnosis	Determination of the nature of a pathological condition or disease in the postimplantation EMBRYO; FETUS; or pregnant female before birth.	Diagnosis, Prenatal,Fetal Diagnosis,Fetal Imaging,Fetal Screening,Intrauterine Diagnosis,Antenatal Diagnosis,Antenatal Screening,Diagnosis, Antenatal,Diagnosis, Intrauterine,Prenatal Screening,Antenatal Diagnoses,Antenatal Screenings,Diagnosis, Fetal,Fetal Diagnoses,Fetal Imagings,Fetal Screenings,Imaging, Fetal,Intrauterine Diagnoses,Prenatal Diagnoses,Prenatal Screenings,Screening, Antenatal,Screening, Fetal,Screening, Prenatal
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000066491	Clinical Decision-Making	Process of formulating a diagnosis based on medical history and physical or mental examinations, and/or choosing an appropriate intervention.	Medical Decision-Making,Clinical Decision Making,Decision-Making, Clinical,Decision-Making, Medical,Medical Decision Making