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Re: Abortion at 23-24 weeks From: steve (steve@dhngwe2.db.healthlink.org.za) Wed Feb 16 21:40:14 2000 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: steve: "Re: Symphysiotomy for Shoulder Dystocia" Previous message: Paul Prior MD: "Re: Inappropriate Hysterectomies ( Long)" Maybe in reply to: R. Velardo: "Abortion at 23-24 weeks" This is why most guidelines suggest that you have to make the decision and start the TOP by 20 weeks. It seems that it was her decision to leave the final call until 23 but she should have been counselled very strongly to accept a cutoff of 20 weeks. If you don't make that policy then you have to accept that you are going to have to deal with this situation regularly. > 29 y/o o/f with abnormal triscreen placed her at risk for trisomy 21. > Amniocentesis confirmed that she was carrying a fetus with Down's > syndrome. At 23 weeks of gestation (by dates and early ultrasound) she > decided to have a termination of pregnancy. She was admitted to the > hospital and received intravaginal misoprostol. After 11 hours she > delivered a liveborn male weighing 640 gm. The neonate was placed in a > warmer and no resuscitative efforts were made. After approximately 1 hour > it expired. Comments please. > > R Velardo > Dr. S.H. Raymond Head of Department of O & G Empangeni Hospital EMPANGENI South Africa 3880 Ph. (27)+(35)7721111 Fax (27)+(35)7922596 Next message: steve: "Re: Symphysiotomy for Shoulder Dystocia" Previous message: Paul Prior MD: "Re: Inappropriate Hysterectomies ( Long)" Maybe in reply to: R. Velardo: "Abortion at 23-24 weeks"

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