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Chapter 20 - Termination of Pregnancy for Fetal Abnormality

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 June 2023

Edited by
Zarko Alfirevic ,
Seshadri Suresh  and
Jonathan Hyett
Zarko Alfirevic
Affiliation:
Liverpool Women's Hospital
Seshadri Suresh
Affiliation:
Mediscan, Chennai
Jonathan Hyett
Affiliation:
Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney
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Summary

This chapter covers indications and legal framework for termination of pregnancy on fetal grounds. Management protocols including post-procedure management are provided for medical and surgical options and termination of pregnancy after trans-abdominal cerclage. This chapter also describes the technique for fetocide in singleton and multiple pregnancy.

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Fetal Medicine
An Illustrated Textbook
 , pp. 493 - 502
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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Beriwal, S, Impey, L, Ioannou, C. Multifetal pregnancy reduction and selective termination. TOG 2020; 22(4):284–292.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Dethier, D, Lassey, SC, Pilliod, R, et al. Uterine evacuation in the setting of transabdominal cerclage. Contraception. 2020;101(3):174–177.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
RCOG. Best practice in abortion care (Best Practice Paper No.2). 2015. www.rcog.org.uk/en/guidelines-research-services/guidelines/bpp2.Google Scholar
Sharp, A, Navaratnam, K, Abreu, P, Alfirevic, Z. Short versus standard mifepristone and misoprostol regimen for second- and third-trimester termination of pregnancy for fetal anomaly. Fetal Diagn Ther 2016;39:140–146.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed

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