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Relational Decision-Making in the Context of Life-Limiting Fetal Anomalies: Two Cases of Anencephaly Diagnosis.

Ruth E ZielinskiLee RooseveltKathryn NelsonBrittaney VargasJonalea W Thomas
Published in: Journal of midwifery & women's health (2020)
Life-limiting fetal diagnoses such as anencephaly require families to make decisions in which no options offered will lead to the desired outcome of a healthy newborn. Although informed choice and shared decision-making are important aspects of ethics regarding care choices, they have limitations. In this article, 2 cases of anencephaly diagnosis are presented, and a relational decision-making model of care is proposed as an alternative for aiding pregnant people and their families in making challenging choices in the context of perinatal care.
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