 Fetal Viability
"Fetal Viability" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The potential of the FETUS to survive outside the UTERUS after birth, natural or induced. Fetal viability depends largely on the FETAL ORGAN MATURITY, and environmental conditions.
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D005328
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G07.280 G07.700.320.500.325.235.875 G08.686.220
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fetal Viability" by people in Profiles.
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Lantos JD, Carter B, Garrett J. Do Sociocultural Factors Influence Periviability Counseling and Treatment More Than Science? Lessons From Scandinavia. Pediatrics. 2018 09; 142(Suppl 1):S600-S602.
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Ursin L, Syltern J, Lantos JD. Look to Scandinavia. Pediatrics. 2018 09; 142(Suppl 1):S531-S532.
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Janvier A, Prentice T, Lantos J. Blowing the whistle: moral distress and advocacy for preterm infants and their families. Acta Paediatr. 2017 Jun; 106(6):853-854.
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Hurst A, Vergales BD, Paget-Brown A, Mercurio M, Lantos JD. Tough Decisions for Premature Triplets. Pediatrics. 2016 Feb; 137(2):e20153804.
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Lantos JD, Meadow W. Variation in the treatment of infants born at the borderline of viability. Pediatrics. 2009 Jun; 123(6):1588-90.
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