Fetal pain perception and pain management

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Aug 2006 English Publisher:Elsevier BVJournal:Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine, volume 11, pages 232-236 (issn: 1744-165X,

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Authors: Marc, Van de Velde; Jacques, Jani; Frederik, De Buck; J, Deprest;

doi: 10.1016/j.siny.2006.02.012

pmid: 16621748

Fetal pain perception and pain management

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Abstract

This paper gives an overview of current science related to the concept of fetal pain. We have answered three important questions: (1) does fetal pain exist? (2) does management of fetal pain benefit the unborn child? and (3) which techniques are available to provide good fetal analgesia?

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Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Belgium

Keywords

Fetal Diseases, Stress, Physiological, Hemodynamics, Humans, Neurophysiology, Nociceptors, Pain, Pain Management, Anesthesia, Analgesia

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